How common is the surname Grabowski?

8,877 people in the United States had the surname Grabowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,780 Americans. It ranked 4,004th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Grabowski?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Grabowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Grabowski?

Władysław Grabowski, actor (1883-1961), followed by Juan Grabowski.

Where is the surname Grabowski most common?

Wikidata records people named Grabowski in Congress Poland and Argentina.

Is the surname Grabowski getting more or less common?

Less common. 8,975 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,877 in 2010, down 1.1%.

The surname Grabowski

A Polish surname, carried by 8,877 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Grabowski is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

Borrowed from Polish Grabowski.

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 8,877 people named Grabowski in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,780 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,975.

#4,004

rank among US surnames

8,877

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,637)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,998	Miramontes	8,884	34,753
#3,999	Cranford	8,883	34,757
#4,002	Stubblefield	8,878	34,776
#4,004	Grabowski	8,877	34,780

Who is named Grabowski

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

96% of people named Grabowski identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grabowskis

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Władysław Grabowski
Actor (1883-1961)
Juan Grabowski
Argentine footballer, born 1982

Notable Grabowskis come mostly from Congress Poland (1) and Argentina (1).

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Grabowski come from?: Borrowed from Polish Grabowski.
How common is the surname Grabowski?: 8,877 people in the United States had the surname Grabowski in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,780 Americans. It ranked 4,004th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Grabowski?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Grabowski identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Grabowski?: Władysław Grabowski, actor (1883-1961), followed by Juan Grabowski.
Where is the surname Grabowski most common?: Wikidata records people named Grabowski in Congress Poland and Argentina.
Is the surname Grabowski getting more or less common?: Less common. 8,975 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,877 in 2010, down 1.1%.