Dombrowski
Dombrowski
 Dombrowski | |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Poland |
| Meaning | Polish; oak grove |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Dąbrowski, Dobrowski, Dobrosky, Dombrowsky, Dombroski |
Dombrowski (feminine: Dombrowska, plural: Dombrowscy) is a Polish surname, a variant of Dąbrowski, pronounced Dombrofski. It is derived from dąbrowa, meaning "oak grove," as well as Polish place names such as 'Dąbrowa' or 'Dąbrówka'. According to another version it is derived from dobro, meaning "good", "right" or "well-being", as well as Polish place name 'Dobrów'. There are 6,873 people with the surname Dombrowski in the United States. Another variant is Dombrosky.
| Dąbrowa (or) Dąbrówka | → | Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy) | → | Dabrowski | → | Dombrowski | → | Dombrosky |
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| Dobro | -> | Dobrów | → | Dobrowski |
People with the name include:
- Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755 – 1818), Polish general and national hero
- Andreas Dombrowski (1894–unknown), Czech WWI flying ace
- Brandyn Dombrowski American professional football player
- Daniel Dombrowski (born 1953), American philosopher and university professor
- Dave Dombrowski (born 1956), American businessman, President of Baseball Operations for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball
- Chad Dombrowski (born 1980), American professional soccer player
- Neil Dombrowski (born 1984), American professional soccer player
- Tighe Dombrowski (born 1982), American professional soccer player
- Zeke Dombrowski (born 1986), American professional soccer player
- James A. Dombrowski (1897–1983), American Methodist minister active in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s
- Jan Dombrowski, Polish bobsledder
- Jim Dombrowski (born 1963), American professional football player
- Joe Dombrowski (born 1991), American professional cyclist for UCI ProTeam Cannondale-Garmin.
- Lutz Dombrowski (born 1959), German Olympic track and field athlete
Other notable people
- Dąbrowski/Dąbrowska
- Daniel Dąbrowski (living Polish sprinter)
- Jerzy Dąbrowski (20th century Polish aeronautical engineer)
- Józef Dąbrowski (19th century Polish Catholic priest)
- Jarosław Dąbrowski (19th century Russian Imperial Army officer)
- Dąbrowski
- Christoph Dabrowski (living Polish/German footballer)
- Dabrowski
- Stanislawa Dabrowski (living Australian humanitarian)
- Stephen Dabrowski (living Polish/American artist)
Popular Culture
Dombrowski
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