The Gorski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,213 people carried this name — #4,882 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,800 people counted. That is down 2% from 7,352 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
40,552 people named Gorski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 44,735 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 223 people named Gorski.
74 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 167 people named Gorski 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
37 people named Gorski live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 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 37 people named Gorski 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 Hainaut.
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
133 people named Gorski are counted in Finland and Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Gorski in American newspapers,
1892–1954.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,406 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gorski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Helena Ponińska 1791–1853 · writer -
Konstanty Gorski 1859–1924 · composer -
Stefan Gorski 1882–1940 · editing staff -
Martin Gorski 1886–1949 · lawyer -
Józef Konrad Gorski 1897–1940 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 54 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gorski.
- Gorny 772 · U.S. census
- Goron 160 · U.S. census
- Gorre 103 · U.S. census
- Gorris 171 · U.S. census
- Gorry 239 · U.S. census
- Gorse 269 · U.S. census
- Gory 614 · U.S. census
- Gosciniak 159 · U.S. census
- Goslin 1,743 · U.S. census
- Gossard 1,941 · U.S. census
- Gosse 786 · U.S. census
- Gosselin 6,104 · U.S. census
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