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The Jablonski surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,469 people carried this name — #4,743 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,336 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Jablonski surname

From jabłoń (“apple tree”) + -ski (surname-forming suffix).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Jablonski» (English) and «Jabłoński» (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

44,372 people named Jablonski have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 49,066 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 map

Where they live today

Masovian 7,401
Łódź 4,121
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 4,057
Podlaskie 3,243
Greater Poland 3,030
Silesian 2,997
Warmian-Masurian 2,778
Lower Silesian 2,658

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 314 people named Jablonski.

96 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 96
Pas-de-Calais 45
Nord 32
Paris 30
Seine-et-Marne 15
Yvelines 7
Oise 6
Côtes-d’Armor 5
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5

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 151 people named Jablonski 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 80
Misiones 50
City of Buenos Aires 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

60 people named Jablonski live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Aargau 19
Zurich 9
Thurgau 8
St. Gallen 7
Lucerne 6
Basel-Landschaft 4
Basel-Stadt 4
Solothurn 3

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 print

Jablonski in American newspapers,
1899–1957.

Newspaper page from Ameryka carrying the name Jablonski
Ameryka 1901-09-28
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Jablonski
The Milwaukee Leader 1926-05-21
Newspaper page from Toledo Union Journal carrying the name Jablonski
Toledo Union Journal 1951-01-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,496 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Jablonski,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel Ernst Jablonski
    Daniel Ernst Jablonski 1660–1741 · pastor
  • Viktor Yablonsky
    Viktor Yablonsky 1897–1941 · actor
  • Bernhard Jablonski
    Bernhard Jablonski 1924–2023 · photographer
  • Ray Jablonski
    Ray Jablonski 1926–1985 · baseball player
  • Oxana Yablonskaya
    Oxana Yablonskaya 1938– · pianist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 62 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Jablonski is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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