What is "sadowski"

Sadowski (feminine Sadowska, plural Sadowscy) is a common Polish or Belarusian surname meaning "from the orchard," but is more commonly understood to be "from Sadow" (i.e., from one of the towns named Sadow in Poland). Alternative spellings include the Belarusian (Садоўскі, Sadoǔski) and Lithuanian (Sadauskas) versions; as well as Sadowsky, Sodowsky, Sadovsky and Sandusky. 1

Sadowski is one of the many surnames associated with the Nałęcz coat-of-arms in Polish heraldry.