What is "dabrowski"

Dąbrowski (; feminine Dąbrowska, plural Dąbrowscy) or Dabrowski is the 11th most common surname in Poland (87,304 people in 2009); this is down from an apparent rank of 4th in 1990. Dąbrowski is a habitational name derived from the placename 'Dąbrowa' or 'Dąbrówka', which is used for several specific places in Poland or generically as "oak grove", the English meaning for these Polish words. Variants of the surname include Dombrowski, Dobrowski, and Dobrosky. 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.

Dąbrowa (or) Dąbrówka

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Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy)

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Dabrowski

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Dobrowski

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Dobrosky

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Dobrów

Dąbrowski or Dabrowski may refer to:

• Dąbrowski (or Dabrowski), a Polish surname (see that page for a list of people with that surname)
• Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755–1818), Polish general and national hero, after whom the Polish national anthem is named
• Dabrowski Battalion (1936–1938), later Dąbrowski's International Brigade, part of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War
• Dąbrowa County (powiat dąbrowski), a Polish administrative area