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    The surname Dabrowski

    A Polish surname, carried by 2,877 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /dɒmˈbɹɒfski/ 3 syllables Soundex D162

    Dabrowski: #11,051 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dabrowski #11,051, 2,877 people Dabrowski: #11,051 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dabrowski #11,051, 2,877 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dabrowski is more common than 93.2% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    Borrowed from Polish Dąbrowski, from dąb (“oak tree”).

    One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,877 people named Dabrowski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,315 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,699.

    #11,051
    rank among US surnames
    2,877
    people in 2010
    1.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.6%
    change since 2000 (was #10,842)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,044Rickett2,879107,241
    #11,047Branum2,878107,278
    #11,051Dabrowski2,877107,315
    #11,054Béres2,876107,352
    #11,057Hopwood2,875107,390
    #11,060Ehrhardt2,874107,427

    Who is named Dabrowski

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Dabrowski identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dabrowskis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Józef Andrzej Dąbrowski
      (1964- ) Roman Catholic Bishop of Charlottetown, Canada

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Dabrowski has the Soundex code D162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D162.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dabrowski come from?
    Borrowed from Polish Dąbrowski, from dąb (“oak tree”).
    How common is the surname Dabrowski?
    2,877 people in the United States had the surname Dabrowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,315 Americans. It ranked 11,051st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dabrowski?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Dabrowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Dabrowski?
    Józef Andrzej Dąbrowski, (1964- ) Roman Catholic Bishop of Charlottetown, Canada.
    Where is the surname Dabrowski most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dabrowski in Poland.
    How do you pronounce Dabrowski?
    Dabrowski is /dɒmˈbɹɒfski/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Dabrowski getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,699 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,877 in 2010, up 6.6%.
    What are other spellings of Dabrowski?
    Dombroski and Dombrosky.