The Grabowski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,877 people carried this name — #4,004 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 8,975 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Grabowski surname
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. )
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Grabowski» (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
51,394 people named Grabowski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 56,953 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 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 331 people named Grabowski.
88 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 111 people named Grabowski 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
88 people named Grabowski live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 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 39 people named Grabowski 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
120 people named Grabowski 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
Grabowski in American newspapers,
1903–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,876 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Grabowski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adam Stanisław Grabowski 1698–1766 · Catholic priest -
Stanisław Grabowski 1780–1845 · politician -
Ambroży Grabowski 1782–1868 · antiquarian seller -
Michał Grabowski 1804–1863 · writer -
Andrzej Grabowski 1833–1886 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 112 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Grabowski.
- Goyer 786 · U.S. census
- Gozzi 182 · U.S. census
- Gozzo 212 · U.S. census
- Grabe 475 · U.S. census
- Graber 12,204 · U.S. census
- Grabowska 187 · U.S. census
- Graby 177 · U.S. census
- Graca 629 · U.S. census
- Grace 28,098 · U.S. census
- Gracia 9,520 · U.S. census
- Gracias 398 · U.S. census
- Graczyk 1,509 · U.S. census
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