Grabowski is a Polish surname with forms in various languages (Grabovsky, Grabauskas, Hraboŭski, or Hrabovskyi). The Belarusian and Ukrainian variants are generally transcribed beginning with an 'h' but may also be written with a 'g'. It is also found in German surnames from the Silesia region of old Prussia.
Grabowski is the 20th
most common surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
(59,052 people in 2009).
Related surnames
People
Grabowski/Grabowska
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Achim Grabowski
Achim Grabowski is a German ten-pin bowler. He finished 5th in the combined rankings at the 2006 AMF World Cup. During the final round he finished in 4th position. He has also won his first European Bowling Tour event in 2006 in Tilburg
Til ...
, German ten-pin bowler
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Adam Stanisław Grabowski
Adam Stanisław Grabowski (; 3 September 1698, Wielki Buczek, near Debrzno – 15 December 1766, Lidzbark Warmiński), of the ''Zbiświcz'' coat-of-arms, was Bishop of Chełmno 1736–39, Bishop of Kujawy 1739–41, Prince-Bishop of Warmia 1 ...
, Polish bishop
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Al Grabowski
Alfons Francis Grabowski (September 4, 1901 – October 29, 1966) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals. (1901–1966), baseball pitcher
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Aleksandra 'Ola' Grabowska (born 1982), Polish-British dancer
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Ałbena Grabowska
Ałbena Grabowska (born 1971, Pruszków) is a Polish writer and neurologist. She is best known for her historical family saga ''Stulecie Winnych''.
Life and career
She was born in 1971 in Pruszków, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland. She graduated fr ...
(born 1971), Polish writer and neurologist
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Andrzej Grabowski
Andrzej Piotr Grabowski (born 15 March 1952) is a Polish actor, singer and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Ferdynand Kiepski in the TV series '' The Lousy World'' as well as being one of the judges on the Polish edition of Danci ...
(born 1952), Polish actor
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Antoni Grabowski
Antoni Grabowski (11 June 1857 – 4 July 1921)Julius Glück, ''El la klasika periodo de Esperanto (Grabowski kaj Kabe)'', en Muusses Esperanto Biblioteko No. 5, Purmerend, 1937. p. 6. was a Polish chemical engineer, and an activist of the early ...
(1857–1921), Polish Esperantist
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Barbara Grabowska (1954–1994), Polish actress
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Bartosz Grabowski
Bartosz Grabowski (born 11 April 2000) is a Polish sprint canoeist.
Vice world junior champion in 2017 at k4 500m (with P.Korsak, W.Tracz and F.Weckwert) He was European and world junior champion in 2018 (K1 200m). He had got bronze medal in k1 ...
(born 2000), Polish sprint canoeist
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Bernard F. Grabowski (1923–2019), American lawyer and politician
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Damian Grabowski
Damian Grabowski (born May 12, 1980) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist who last competed in 2019. A professional since 2007, he has fought in the UFC, Bellator, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), Fight Exclusive Night and M-1 Global. ...
(born 1980), Polish mixed martial artist
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Dariusz Grabowski
Dariusz Maciej Grabowski (born 28 August 1950 in Warsaw) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Masovian Voivodship with the League of Polish Families, part of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group and s ...
(born 1950), Polish politician
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Dominika Grabowska (born 1998), Polish footballer
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Elżbieta Grabowska
Elżbieta or Elžbieta may refer to:
* Elżbieta, Lublin Voivodeship, a village in eastern Poland
* Elżbieta-Kolonia, a village in eastern Poland
* Elżbieta, a Polish given name equivalent to Elizabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
Peo ...
(1748–1810), Polish nobility
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Ewa Grabowska (born 1962), Polish alpine skier
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Geoffrey C. Grabowski (born 1973), American game designer
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Gene Grabowski (disambiguation) Gene Grabowski may refer to:
* Gene Grabowski (soccer)
* Gene Grabowski (communications strategist)
{{hndis, Grabowski, Gene ...
, multiple individuals
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Genowefa Grabowska (born 1944), Polish politician
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Gerd Grabowski (born 1949), German singer
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Halina Grabowski (1928–2003), member of the Polish resistance movement
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Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski (11 July 1792 – 1 October 1842) was a German botanist and pharmacist of Polish heritage. He was a native of Leobschütz (today known as Glubczyce, Poland).
He studied pharmacy as an apprentice in Breslau (Wrocław), a ...
(1792–1842), German botanist and pharmacist of Polish heritage
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Helena Willman-Grabowska (1870–1957), Polish indologist
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Henryk Grabowski (disambiguation) Henryk Grabowski may refer to:
* Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski, also known as Henryk Grabowski (1792–1842), German botanist
* Henryk Grabowski (athlete) (1929–2012), Polish long jumper
{{hndis, Grabowski, Henryk ...
, multiple individuals
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Izabela Grabowska (1776–1858), Polish noblewoman
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Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak (1920–2018), Polish architect
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Jan Grabowski (disambiguation)
Jan Grabowski (born 1962) is a Polish-Canadian historian.
Jan Grabowski may also refer to:
* Jan Grabowski (speedway rider) (1950–2017)
* Jan Jerzy Grabowski, 18th-century Polish nobleman and general
{{hndis, Grabowski, Jan ...
, multiple individuals
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Janusz Grabowski
Janusz Roman Grabowski (born April 30, 1955 in Stalowa Wola, Poland) is a Polish mathematician working in differential geometry and mathematical methods in classical and quantum physics.
Scientific career
Grabowski earned his MSc degree in ...
(born 1955), Polish mathematician
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Jasmin Grabowski (born 1991), German judoka
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Jason Grabowski (born 1976), American baseball player
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Jedrek Grabowski (born 1982), English professional wrestler
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Jim Grabowski
James Grabowski (born September 9, 1944) is an American former American football, football player and broadcaster.
He played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Green Bay Packers.
Grabowski played colleg ...
(born 1944), American football player
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Johnny Grabowski (1900–1946), catcher in Major League Baseball
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Juan Grabowski (born 1982), Argentine footballer
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Jürgen Grabowski
Jürgen Grabowski (7 July 1944 – 10 March 2022) was a German association football, footballer. He played for Eintracht Frankfurt. He won gold medals playing for the West Germany national football team that won the European championship in 197 ...
(1944–2022), West German footballer
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Klementyna Grabowska (1771–1831), Polish pianist and composer
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Klaus Grabowski, German murderer killed by
Marianne Bachmeier
Marianne Bachmeier (3 June 1950 – 17 September 1996) was a West German Vigilantism, vigilante who shot and killed Klaus Grabowski, a man on trial for the rape and murder of her daughter Anna (14 November 1972 – 5 May 1980), in the District Co ...
, mother of his victim
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Krzysztof Grabowski (born 1965), Polish poet, singer
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Laura Grabowski
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Lena Grabowski
Lena Grabowski (born 10 September 2002) is an Austrian swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, ...
(born 2002), Austrian swimmer
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Maciej Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
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Marcin Grabowski (born 2000), Polish footballer
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Marek Grabowski (born 1964), Polish footballer
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Marek Grabowski (politician) (1950–2022), Polish doctor and politician
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Martha Grabowski, American expert on risk in maritime operations
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Mateusz Grabowski (1904–1976), Polish pharmacist and art gallery owner
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Max Grabowski (1874-1946),
Grabowski Motor Company
GMC (formerly the General Motors Truck Company (1911–1943), or the GMC Truck & Coach Division (1943–1998)) is a division of American automotive manufacturer General Motors (GM) for trucks and utility vehicles. GMC currently makes SUVs, picku ...
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GMC (automobile)
GMC (formerly the General Motors Truck Company (1911–1943), or the GMC Truck & Coach Division (1943–1998)) is a division of American automotive manufacturer General Motors (GM) for trucks and utility vehicles. GMC currently makes Sport utilit ...
founder
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Mercedes Grabowski
Mercedes Grabowski (August 23, 1994 – December 5, 2017), known professionally as August Ames, was a Canadian Pornographic film actor, pornographic actress. She appeared in more than 100 films, including a non-pornographic film in 2016, and was ...
(1994–2017), Canadian pornographic actress
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Michał Grabowski (1773–1812), Polish general
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Michał Grabowski (author)
Michał Grabowski, born 25 September 1804 in Złotyjów, Volhynia, died 19 November 1863 in Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis ...
(1804–1863), Polish author
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Morris Grabowski, Grabowski Motor Company founder
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Norm Grabowski
Norman "Norm" Grabowski (February 5, 1933 – October 12, 2012) was a Polish-American hot rod builder and actor. The heavy-set crew cut-wearing Grabowski appeared in minor roles in many films produced by Albert Zugsmith and Walt Disney.
Biogra ...
(1933–2012), American hot rod builder and actor
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Mena Grabowski Trott (born 1977), American businesswoman
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Peter Grabowski, East German slalom canoeist
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Petra Grabowski (born 1952), East German sprint canoeist
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Robert Grabowski (born 1956), American musician
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Reggie Grabowski (1907–1955), baseball pitcher
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Stephen Grabowski (born 1952), American politician
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Urszula Grabowska (born 1976), Polish TV actress
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Wiesław Grabowski, Polish football coach
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Władysław Grabowski (1883–1961), Polish theater & film actor, mostly comedies in the 1930s
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Zygmunt Grabowski (1891–1939), Polish painter
Grabowsky
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Adolf Grabowsky
Adolf Grabowsky (August 31, 1880 in Berlin – August 23, 1969 in Arlesheim, Switzerland) was a German political scientist and author of several books about geopolitics and political theory, including ''"Democracy and Dictatorship"'' (1949). He wa ...
(1880–1969), German political scientist
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Jessica Grabowsky (born 1980), Finnish actress
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Nicholas Grabowsky (born 1966), American author
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Paul Grabowsky
Paul Atherstone Grabowsky , born 27 September 1958, is an Australian pianist and composer, founder of the Australian Art Orchestra.
Biography
Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and o ...
(born 1958), Australian pianist and composer
Grabovsky/Grabovskyy/Grabovskii
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Boris Grabovsky
Boris Pavlovich Grabovsky (, , 26 May 1901 – 13 January 1966) was a Soviet engineer of Ukrainian descent who invented a first fully electronic TV set (video transmitting tube and video receiver) that was demonstrated in 1928. In 1925, one of th ...
(1901–1966), Soviet engineer
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Dmytro Grabovskyy
Dmytro Grabovskyy (, ; 30 September 1985 – 23 January 2017) was a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer, who last competed for UCI Continental team before his death in 2017.
Career
He was second in the time trial for juniors at the 2005 ...
(1985–2017), Ukrainian road bicycle racer
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Igor Grabovsky (born 1941), Soviet water polo player
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Mikhail Grabovski (born 1984), Belarusian ice hockey player
Hrabovsky
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Leonid Hrabovsky (born 1935), Ukrainian composer
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(1864–1902), Ukrainian poet
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Valentin Hrabovsky (1937–2004), Ukrainian poet
Other
* Grabowsky Motor Corporation, the pre-1912 predecessor of
GMC Truck
GMC (formerly the General Motors Truck Company (1911–1943), or the GMC Truck & Coach Division (1943–1998)) is a division of American automotive manufacturer General Motors (GM) for trucks and utility vehicles. GMC currently makes SUVs, picku ...
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Grabowski Prize, prize for young authors writing in Esperanto
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Laurel Rose Willson (alias Laura Grabowski), American writer
* Gary Grobowski,
Vince Vaughn
Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for starring as a leading man in numerous comedy films during the late 1990s and 2000s. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award ...
character in 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film
The Break-Up
''The Break-Up'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Peyton Reed, based on a story by Jay Lavender, Jeremy Garelick, and Vince Vaughn, with a screenplay by Lavender and Garelick. The film stars Vince Vaughn and Jennifer An ...
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Grabowsky Motor Company, division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors
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Grabowski Gallery, London avant-garde art gallery
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Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler!, point-and-click adventure game
See also
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References
Polish-language surnames
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