The Sadowski surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,965 people carried this name — #5,804 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,500 people counted. That is down 3% from 6,172 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
33,404 people named Sadowski have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 37,034 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 206 people named Sadowski.
45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 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 149 people named Sadowski 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
50 people named Sadowski live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Sadowski in American newspapers,
1910–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Sadowski,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ignacy Leonard Sadowski 1690– -
Prov Sadovsky 1818–1872 · actor -
Henryk Sadowski 1847–1908 · journalist -
Aleksandr Sadovski 1859–1923 · physicist -
Prov Sadovskiy Jnr 1874–1947 · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 175 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sadowski.
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