Dąbrowski or Dabrowski is the 11th most common surname in Poland

Polish name

A Polish personal name, like names in most European cultures, consists of two main elements: imię, the first name, or given name, followed by nazwisko, the last name, surname, or family name....

 around 2000 (86,132 people);; this is down from an apparent rank of 4th in 1990. Dabrowski is a habitational name

Habitational name

A habitational name is a type of name. These names denote the starting inhabited location. Such locations can be any type of settlement, such as: homesteads, farms, enclosures, villages, hamlets, strongholds or cottages. The second element of a habitational name describes the type of settlement...

 derived from the placename Dąbrowa

Dabrowa

Dąbrowa is a Polish name for an oak forest. It appears in many Polish toponyms, including three towns and 86 villages. It is also referenced in the Dąbrowa coat of arms.Towns and villages named Dąbrowa include:...

or Dąbrówka, which is used for several specific places in Poland or generically as "oak grove", the English meaning for these Polish words. The surname Dobrowski is a variant of Dabrowski, and Dobrosky is a transitive variant. Dobrowski also has an independent origin as a habitational name derived from the placename Dobrów

Dobrów

Dobrów may refer to the following places:*Dobrów, Greater Poland Voivodeship *Dobrów, Masovian Voivodeship *Dobrów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship...

. The text-figure below summarizes the relationships among these various words.

Dąbrowa (or) Dąbrówka	→	Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy)	→	Dabrowski	→	Dobrowski	→	Dobrosky
						↑
						Dobrów

Another variant is the surname Dombrowski

Dombrowski

Dombrowski, a surname of Polish origin, is a transcribed form of the Polish name Dąbrowski. People with the name include:*Andreas Dombrowski , Czech WWI flying ace*Brandyn Dombrowski American professional football player...

 due to the Polish pronounciation of Dąbrowski /dɔmˈbrɔfskʲi/

Frequency information

The table below contains available information on the frequency of the Dąbrowski surname and variants in various countries across a span of years.

Detection of surname variant by country (blank = no data; green background = high frequency)

Country	Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy)	Dabrowski	Dobrowski	Dobrosky
Australia		2002: 32.2 per million
Canada		1998: 37.4 per million
France	c.2007: undetectable	c.2007: Rank=10,628; 817	c.2007: undetectable
Germany
New Zealand		2002: 6.57 per million
Northern Ireland		2003: undetectable
Poland	1990: Rank=4; 92,945. c.2000: Rank=11; 86,132.	1990: 131	1990: 18	1990: undectable
Republic of Ireland		2003: undetectable
Scotland	undetectable
Sweden	1998–2007: undetectable
United Kingdom	1881: undetectable 1998: undetectable	1881: undetectable 1998: 6 per million; Rank = 15,037	1881: undetectable 1998: undetectable
United States	1990: undetectable	1990: Rank=10,244; 0.001% 1998: 17.2 per million	1990: Rank=64,522	1990: Rank=73,494

Historically notable people

Dąbrowski

• Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
  Jan Henryk Dabrowski
  -Biography:Dąbrowski was born to Jan Michal Dąbrowski and Sophie née von Lettow in Pierzchów, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth He grew up in Hoyerswerda, Electorate of Saxony, where his father served as a Colonel in the Saxon army...
  
   (18th century), Polish general known for organizing the Polish Legions in Italy during the Napoleonic Wars
• Kazimierz Dąbrowski
  Kazimierz Dabrowski
  Kazimierz Dąbrowski was a Polish psychologist, psychiatrist, and physician.Dąbrowski developed the Theory of Positive Disintegration, which describes how a person's development grows as a result of accumulated experiences...
  
   (20th century), Polish psychologist who developed the theory of Positive Disintegration
  Positive Disintegration
  The Theory of Positive Disintegration by Kazimierz Dąbrowski describes a theory of personality development.Unlike mainstream psychology, Dąbrowski's theoretical framework views psychological tension and anxiety as necessary for growth...
  
  
• Marian Dąbrowski
  Marian Dabrowski
  Marian Dąbrowski was a Polish journalist, entrepreneur and publisher, the biggest and the most influential press magnate of the Second Polish Republic....
  
   (20th century), journalist and press magnate of the Second Polish Republic

Żądło-Dąbrowski z Dąbrówki h. Radwan noble family

• Jarosław Dąbrowski (19th century), Polish general depicted on the obverse of the 1976 200-złoty banknote

Other notable people

Dąbrowski/Dąbrowska

• Daniel Dąbrowski
  Daniel Dabrowski
  Daniel Dąbrowski is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.58 s *200 metres - 20.74 s *400 metres - 45.38 s -References:...
  
   (living Polish sprinter)
• Jerzy Dąbrowski
  Jerzy Dabrowski
  Jerzy Dąbrowski was a Polish aeronautical engineer. He was the lead designer of the famed PZL.37 Łoś medium bomber....
  
   (20th century Polish aeronautical engineer)
• Józef Dąbrowski
  Józef Dabrowski
  Józef Dąbrowski was a Polish Catholic priest.Always the champion of authority, his counsel was ever gentle and calm...
  
   (19th century Polish Catholic priest)
• Maciej Dąbrowski
  Maciej Dabrowski
  Maciej Dąbrowski is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Olimpia Grudziądz.-External links:...
  
   (living Polish footballer)
• Maria Dąbrowska
  Maria Dabrowska
  Maria Dąbrowska was a Polish writer.Dąbrowska was a member of the impoverished landed gentry. Interested both in literature and politics, she set herself up to help people born into poor circumstances. She studied sociology, philosophy, and natural sciences in Lausanne and Brussels and moved to...
  
   (20th century Polish writer)
• Marek Dąbrowski
  Marek Dąbrowski
  Marek Dąbrowski is a Polish fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Polish fencer
• Włodzimierz Dąbrowski (20th century Polish political activist)

Dąbrowski → Dabrowski

• Christoph Dabrowski
  Christoph Dabrowski
  Christoph Dabrowski is a German footballer of Polish descent. His current team is VfL Bochum, but he has also played for Werder Bremen, Arminia Bielefeld and Hannover 96....
  
   (living Polish/German footballer)

Dabrowski

• Stanislawa Dabrowski
  Stanislawa Dabrowski
  Stanislawa Dabrowski is an Australian humanitarian. In 1996, the government of the Australian Capital Territory named her Citizen of the Year. She was awarded a medal of the Order of Australia in 1998.-External links:...
  
   (living Australian humanitarian)
• Stephen Dabrowski (living Polish/American artist)
• Stina Lundberg Dabrowski
  Stina Lundberg Dabrowski
  Stina Lundberg Dabrowski is a Swedish journalist, television host, producer, writer, and professor of television production. She is best known for her relaxed interview style and has interviewed many international leaders, politicians, and celebrities...
  
   (living Swedish journalist)

Dobrowski

• Jody Dobrowski
  Jody Dobrowski
  ‎Jody Dobrowski was a 24-year-old assistant bar manager who was murdered on Clapham Common in south London. On 14 October, at around midnight, he was beaten to death with punches and kicks by two men who believed him to be gay. Tests carried out at St...
  
   (20th century English hate crime victim)

See also

• Dąbrowa (disambiguation)
• Dąbrówka (disambiguation)
• Dąbrowski (disambiguation)
  Dabrowski (disambiguation)
  Dąbrowski or Dabrowski may refer to:*Dąbrowski , a Polish surname *Dabrowski Battalion , later Dąbrowski's International Brigade, part of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War*Dąbrowa County , a Polish administrative area-See also:*Dąbrowski's Mazurka, or "Poland...
  
  
• Dąbrowska (Leokadia)