The Dabrowski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,877 people carried this name — #11,051 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 102,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 2,699 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Dabrowski surname
Borrowed from Polish Dąbrowski, from dąb (“oak tree”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dabrowski» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
76,277 people named Dabrowski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 85,242 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 366 people named Dabrowski.
96 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 237 people named Dabrowski live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
52 people named Dabrowski live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 21 people named Dabrowski live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
222 people named Dabrowski is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Dabrowski in American newspapers,
1887–1954.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,859 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Dabrowski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hans-Peter Dabrowski 1946– · journalist -
Elise Dabrowski 1977– · composer -
Andy Raconte 1986– · actor -
Gabriela Dabrowski 1992– · tennis player -
Razimierr Dabrowski 1886–1938 · internist
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S. Dabrowski 1908–2000 · badminton player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 27 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Dabrowski.
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