The Frankowski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 952 people carried this name — #25,849 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 961 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Frankowski surname
From Frankowo or Franków (place names) + -ski.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Frankowski» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
8,815 people named Frankowski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 9,953 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 Greater Poland.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 103 people named Frankowski 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 Misiones.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 86 people named Frankowski.
26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Frankowski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jan Frankowski 1834– -
Stanisław Frankowski 1840–1899 · independence activist -
Leon Frankowski 1843–1863 · revolutionary -
Władysław Frankowski 1859–1922 · military officer -
Eugeniusz Frankowski 1884–1962 · photographer -
Feliks Frankowski d. 1839 · poet
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Frankowski.
- Frand 156 · U.S. census
- Frank 67,304 · U.S. census
- Franke 7,359 · U.S. census
- Frankel 7,253 · U.S. census
- Frankhauser 243 · U.S. census
- Franklin 120,621 · U.S. census
- Frantz 12,079 · U.S. census
- Frantzen 692 · U.S. census
- Franz 11,462 · U.S. census
- Franza 285 · U.S. census
- Franzen 5,621 · U.S. census
- Franzetti 183 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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