Sobolewski () (feminine Sobolewska) is a

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locational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

, which means a person from places in Poland called Sobolew or Sobolewo, both derived from the Polish ''sobol'', meaning "

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".''Dictionary of American Family Names''
"Sobolewski Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Notable people with this surname include: *

Andrzej Sobolewski Andrzej Sobolewski (born 9 October 1951, Augustów) is a Polish physicist and academic working at the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. He is a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Foundation fo ...

(born 1951), Polish physicist and academic * Johann Friedrich Eduard Sobolewsk (1808-1872), Polish-American violinist * Ludwik Leszek Sobolewski (born 1965), Polish lawyer and the CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange * Michael Anthony Sobolewski (born 1954), American bassist and backing vocalist for

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and the rock supergroups Chickenfoot and the Circle *

Paweł Sobolewski Paweł Sobolewski (born 20 June 1979 in Ełk) is a former Polish footballer (midfielder). Career He joined that team in the winter break 2006/07. His former team was Jagiellonia Białystok. He was one of the biggest stars of Jagiellonia Białys ...

(born 1979), Polish footballer who played as midfielder *

Radosław Sobolewski Radosław Sobolewski (; born 13 December 1976) is a Polish professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He was most recently the head coach of I liga club Wisła Kraków. He played for the Poland nationa ...

(born 1976), Polish former football player * Sigmund Sobolewski (1923–2017), Polish Catholic Holocaust survivor and activist

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{{surname, Sobolewski, Sobolewska, Sobolewsky Polish-language surnames Polish toponymic surnames

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