Dąbrowski (; feminine Dąbrowska, plural Dąbrowscy) or Dabrowski is the 11th most common surname in Poland (87,304 people in 2009);Citation: Zawadzki, 2002 this is down from an apparent rank of 4th in 1990.Citation: Futrega, 2006 ''Dąbrowski'' is a

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''Dąbrowa'' or ''Dąbrówka'', which is used for several specific places in Poland or generically as "oak grove", the English meaning for these Polish words.Citation: Smith, 1973 Variants of the surname include Dombrowski, Dobrowski, and Dobrosky.Citation: Dobrowski Name Meaning and HistoryCitation: Dobrosky Name Meaning and History ''Dobrowski'' also has an independent origin as a habitational name derived from the placename 'Dobrów'. The text-figure below summarizes the relationships among these various words. In other Slavic countries, the same surname takes the form Dubrovsky, as the Polish "ą" corresponds to "u" in most other Slavic languages.

Related surnames

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, i.e. Dąbrowski is equivalent to Dubrovsky in Ukraine and Russia. The latter countries also have forms such as "Dombrovsky" but at a lower frequency and often associated with Polish ancestry.

Frequency

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

Notable people sharing the Dąbrowski surname or variants

Historically notable people

;Dąbrowski *

Franciszek Dąbrowski Franciszek Dąbrowski (17 April 1904 in Budapest - 24 April 1962 in Kraków) was an officer of the Polish Navy during the Invasion of Poland in 1939. Life In September 1939, he served at Westerplatte military transit depot, which took part in t ...

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (; also known as Johann Heinrich Dąbrowski (Dombrowski) in German and Jean Henri Dombrowski in French; 2 August 1755 – 6 June 1818) was a Polish general and statesman, widely respected after his death for his patri ...

(18th century), Polish general known for organizing the Polish Legions in Italy during the Napoleonic Wars *

Kazimierz Dąbrowski Kazimierz Dąbrowski (1 September 1902 – 26 November 1980) was a Polish psychologist, psychiatrist and physician. He is known for his theory of " positive disintegration" as a mechanism in personality development. He was also a poet who used t ...

(20th century), Polish psychologist who developed the theory of

Positive Disintegration The theory of positive disintegration (TPD) is a theory of personality development developed by Polish psychologist Kazimierz Dąbrowski. Unlike mainstream psychology, the theory views psychological tension and anxiety as necessary for personal ...

* Marian Dąbrowski (20th century), journalist and press magnate of the Second Polish Republic ;Żądło-Dąbrowski z Dąbrówki h. Radwan noble family *

Jarosław Dąbrowski Jarosław Żądło-Dąbrowski (; 13 November 1836 – 23 May 1871), also known as Jaroslav Dombrowski, was a Polish nobleman (szlachta member) and military officer in the Imperial Russian Army, a Polish nationalist and radical republican for ...

(19th century), Polish general depicted on the obverse of the 1976 200- zloty banknote

Other notable people

;Dąbrowski/Dąbrowska *

Ania Dąbrowska Anna Monika "Ania" Dąbrowska (; born 7 January 1981), usually referred to as Ania (), is a Polish singer, songwriter, and composer performing pop music. Ania rose to stardom in 2004 with the release of '' Samotność po zmierzchu'' which was ...

(born 1981), Polish singer and composer *

Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Bartłomiej Dąbrowski (born 20 August 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Poland. Biography Dąbrowski holds the record of most overall matches won and most individual wins for the Poland Davis Cup team. From 1991 to 2004 he took ...

(born 1972), Polish tennis player * Damian Dąbrowski, Polish footballer * Daniel Dąbrowski (born 1983), Polish sprinter *

Dorota Dąbrowska Dorota Maria Dabrowska is a Polish statistician known for applying nonparametric statistics and semiparametric models to counting processes and survival analysis. Dabrowska's estimator, from her paper "Kaplan–Meier estimate on the plane" (''An ...

, Polish statistician *

Izabela Dąbrowska Izabela Dąbrowska (born 22 August 1966) is a Polish film, television, and stage actress and comedian. She is best known for the role of Mrs. Basia (based on Barbara Skrzypek) in television series '' The Chairman's Ear'' (2017–2019), and Jasiun ...

(born 1966), Polish actress *

Helena Dąbrowska Helena Dąbrowska (26 June 1923 – 31 May 2003) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than twenty films and television shows between 1954 and 1981. Filmography References External links * 1923 births 2003 deaths Polish film ...

(1923–2003), Polish actress * Jerzy Dąbrowski (1899–1967), 20th century Polish aeronautical engineer * Józef Dąbrowski (19th century Polish Catholic priest) * Katarzyna Dąbrowska (born 1984), Polish television actress *

(1902–1980), Polish psychologist, psychiatrist, physician, and poet * Kazimierz Dąbrowski (field hockey) (1936–2025), Polish field hockey player * Kevin Dąbrowski (born 1998), Polish footballer * Krystyna Dąbrowska (1906–1944), Polish sculptor and painter * Krystyna Dąbrowska (born 1973), Polish chess player *

Maciej Dąbrowski Maciej Dąbrowski (born 20 April 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for regional league club Włókniarz Zelów. Career Club In July 2011, he joined Olimpia Grudziądz. International Dąbrowski participate ...

(born 1987), Polish footballer *

Małgorzata Dąbrowska Małgorzata Dąbrowska (born 11 January 1956) is a Polish historian, Byzantinist, dean of the History Department at the University of Łódź. She specializes in Byzantine studies, specifically the topics of Byzantium and the West in 13th-15th ...

(born 1956), Polish historian and Byzantinist * Maria Dąbrowska (1889–1965), 20th century Polish writer * Marek Dąbrowski (born 1949), Polish fencer *

Martyna Dąbrowska Martyna Dąbrowska (born 5 April 1994) is a Polish sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer ...

(born 1994), Polish athlete * Renata Dąbrowska (born 1989), Polish cyclist *

Roman Dąbrowski Roman Dąbrowski (born 14 March 1972) is a Polish former professional footballer. Honours ;Kocaelispor *Turkish Cup: 1996–97, 2001–02 ;Beşiktaş J.K. *Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig ...

(born 1972), Polish footballer * Witold Dąbrowski (1932–2025), Polish politician * Władysław Dąbrowski (born 1947), Polish footballer * Włodzimierz Dąbrowski (1892–1942), 20th century Polish political activist ;Dąbrowski → Dabrowski * Christoph Dabrowski (born 1978), Polish/German footballer *

Gabriela Dabrowski Gabriela "Gaby" Dabrowski (; , ; born April 1, 1992) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 3 on 15 July 2024. A three-time Grand Slam champion, she won the 2023 US Open doubles title, ...

(born 1992), Canadian tennis player * Joseph Dabrowski (born 1964), Polish-Canadian Catholic bishop *

Ricardo Dabrowski Ricardo Mariano Dabrowski (born 28 March 1961) is an Argentine former football player and manager. He played as a forward for clubs in Argentina, Chile and Mexico. Career A native of Temperley, Dabrowski (also known as ''Ruso'') played football ...

(born 1961), Argentine football player and manager * Stanislawa Dabrowski (1926–2020), Australian humanitarian *

Stina Lundberg Dabrowski Stina Lundberg Dabrowski (born 3 December 1950) is a Swedish journalist, television host, producer, writer, and professor of television production. She has interviewed many international leaders, politicians, and celebrities. She has been a fi ...

(born 1950), Swedish journalist ;Dąbrowski → Dobrowski * Jody Dobrowski (1981–2005), English hate crime victim ;Dąbrowski → Dombroski * Amy Dombroski (1987–2013), American cyclist * Paul Dombroski (born 1956), American football player * Thiago Dombroski (born 2002), also known as Thiagão, Brazilian footballer * Trey Dombroski (born 2001), American baseball player * Vicky Dombroski, New Zealand rugby union coach *

Vinnie Dombroski Vinnie Dombroski is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the rock music, rock band Sponge (band), Sponge. He also fronted the short-lived supergroup (music), supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has been a mem ...

(born 1962), American musician ;Dąbrowski → Dombrowski * Andreas Dombrowski (1894–unknown), Czech WWI flying ace * Brandyn Dombrowski (born 1985), American professional football player *

Daniel Dombrowski Daniel A. Dombrowski (born 1953) is an American philosopher and professor emeritus of philosophy at Seattle University. He has served as editor of the journal Process Studies since 2009, and is a past president of the Metaphysical Society of Am ...

(born 1953), American philosopher and university professor *

Dave Dombrowski David Dombrowski (born July 27, 1956) is an American baseball executive who serves as the president of baseball operations for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Dombrowski also previously served as the general manager of ...

(born 1956), American baseball executive * Chad Dombrowski (born 1980), American professional soccer player * Karl von Dombrowski (1872–1951), German animal and hunting painter * Neil Dombrowski (born 1984), American professional soccer player *

Tighe Dombrowski Tighe Dombrowski (born March 4, 1982) is an American former soccer player. Dombrowski played four years of college soccer for the UW–Milwaukee Panthers of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee from 2000 to 2003, during which he was named fi ...

(born 1982), American professional soccer player * Zeke Dombrowski (born 1986), American professional soccer player * James A. Dombrowski (1897–1983), American civil rights activist and minister * Jan Dombrowski (1926–1992), Polish bobsledder *

Jim Dombrowski James Matthew Dombrowski (born October 19, 1963) is an American former professional football player who played his entire 11-years career as a guard and offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Dombro ...

(born 1963), American professional football player * Joe Dombrowski (born 1991), American professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam Cannondale-Garmin. *

Lutz Dombrowski Lutz Dombrowski (born 25 June 1959) is a former German people, German track and field athlete and Olympic champion. Early life Dombrowski was born in 1959 in Zwickau. Wilhelm Pieck, who at the time of Dombrowski's birth was Leadership of ...

(born 1959), German Olympic track and field athlete * Sandra Dombrowski, Swiss ice hockey player and referee

Notes

References

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