Grabowski is a Polish surname with forms in various languages (Grabovsky, Grabauskas, Hraboŭski, or Hrabovskyi). The Belarusian and Ukrainian variants are generally transcribed beginning with an 'h' but may also be written with a 'g'. It is also found in German surnames from the Silesia region of old Prussia.
Grabowski is the 20th most common surname in Poland (59,052 people in 2009).
Related surnames
| Language | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Grabowski () |
Grabowska () |
| Belarusian (Romanization) |
Грабоўскі (Hraboŭski, Hrabowski, Grabouski, Grabowski) |
Грабоўская (Hraboŭskaja, Hrabouskaya, Hrabouskaia, Hrabowskaya Grabouskaja, Grabouskaya, Grabouskaia, Grabowskaya) |
| Czech/Slovak | Hrabovský Grabovský |
Hrabovská Grabovská |
| Hungarian | Grabovszki, Grabovszky Hrabovszki, Hrabovszky |
|
| Latvian | Grabovskis | Grabovska |
| Lithuanian | Grabauskas | Grabauskienė (married) Grabauskaitė (unmarried) |
| Romanian/Moldovan | Grabovschi, Grabovschii Hrabovschi |
|
| Russian (Romanization) |
Грабовский (Grabovskiy, Grabovskii, Grabovskij, Grabovsky, Grabovski) |
Грабовская (Grabovskaya, Grabovskaia, Grabovskaja) |
| Ukrainian (Romanization) |
Грабовський (Hrabovskyi, Hrabovskyy, Hrabovskyj, Hrabovsky Grabovskyi, Grabovskyy, Grabovskyj, Grabovsky) |
Грабовська (Hrabovska, Grabovska) |
| Other | Grabowsky, Grabofski,
Grabovski, Grabofsky, |
People
Grabowski/Grabowska
- Achim Grabowski, German ten-pin bowler
- Adam Stanisław Grabowski, Polish bishop
- Al Grabowski (1901–1966), baseball pitcher
- Aleksandra 'Ola' Grabowska (born 1982), Polish-British dancer
- Ałbena Grabowska (born 1971), Polish writer and neurologist
- Andrzej Grabowski (born 1952), Polish actor
- Antoni Grabowski (1857–1921), Polish Esperantist
- Barbara Grabowska (1954–1994), Polish actress
- Bartosz Grabowski (born 2000), Polish sprint canoeist
- Bernard F. Grabowski (1923–2019), American lawyer and politician
- Damian Grabowski (born 1980), Polish mixed martial artist
- Dariusz Grabowski (born 1950), Polish politician
- Dominika Grabowska (born 1998), Polish footballer
- Elżbieta Grabowska (1748–1810), Polish nobility
- Ewa Grabowska (born 1962), Polish alpine skier
- Geoffrey C. Grabowski (born 1973), American game designer
- Gene Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
- Genowefa Grabowska (born 1944), Polish politician
- Gerd Grabowski (born 1949), German singer
- Halina Grabowski (1928–2003), member of the Polish resistance movement
- Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski (1792–1842), German botanist and pharmacist of Polish heritage
- Helena Willman-Grabowska (1870–1957), Polish indologist
- Henryk Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
- Izabela Grabowska (1776–1858), Polish noblewoman
- Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak (1920–2018), Polish architect
- Jan Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
- Janusz Grabowski (born 1955), Polish mathematician
- Jasmin Grabowski (born 1991), German judoka
- Jason Grabowski (born 1976), American baseball player
- Jedrek Grabowski (born 1982), English professional wrestler
- Jim Grabowski (born 1944), American football player
- Johnny Grabowski (1900–1946), catcher in Major League Baseball
- Juan Grabowski (born 1982), Argentine footballer
- Jürgen Grabowski (1944–2022), West German footballer
- Klementyna Grabowska (1771–1831), Polish pianist and composer
- Klaus Grabowski, German murderer killed by Marianne Bachmeier, mother of his victim
- Krzysztof Grabowski (born 1965), Polish poet, singer
- Laura Grabowski
- Lena Grabowski (born 2002), Austrian swimmer
- Maciej Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
- Marcin Grabowski (born 2000), Polish footballer
- Marek Grabowski (born 1964), Polish footballer
- Marek Grabowski (politician) (1950–2022), Polish doctor and politician
- Martha Grabowski, American expert on risk in maritime operations
- Mateusz Grabowski (1904–1976), Polish pharmacist and art gallery owner
- Max Grabowski (1874-1946), Grabowski Motor Company/GMC (automobile) founder
- Mercedes Grabowski (1994–2017), Canadian pornographic actress
- Michał Grabowski (1773–1812), Polish general
- Michał Grabowski (author) (1804–1863), Polish author
- Morris Grabowski, Grabowski Motor Company founder
- Norm Grabowski (1933–2012), American hot rod builder and actor
- Mena Grabowski Trott (born 1977), American businesswoman
- Peter Grabowski, East German slalom canoeist
- Petra Grabowski (born 1952), East German sprint canoeist
- Robert Grabowski (born 1956), American musician
- Reggie Grabowski (1907–1955), baseball pitcher
- Stephen Grabowski (born 1952), American politician
- Urszula Grabowska (born 1976), Polish TV actress
- Wiesław Grabowski, Polish football coach
- Władysław Grabowski (1883–1961), Polish theater & film actor, mostly comedies in the 1930s
- Zygmunt Grabowski (1891–1939), Polish painter
Grabowsky
- Adolf Grabowsky (1880–1969), German political scientist
- Jessica Grabowsky (born 1980), Finnish actress
- Nicholas Grabowsky (born 1966), American author
- Paul Grabowsky (born 1958), Australian pianist and composer
Grabovsky/Grabovskyy/Grabovskii
- Boris Grabovsky (1901–1966), Soviet engineer
- Dmytro Grabovskyy (1985–2017), Ukrainian road bicycle racer
- Igor Grabovsky (born 1941), Soviet water polo player
- Mikhail Grabovski (born 1984), Belarusian ice hockey player
Hrabovsky
- Leonid Hrabovsky (born 1935), Ukrainian composer
- Valentin Hrabovsky (1937–2004), Ukrainian poet
Other
- Grabowsky Motor Corporation, the pre-1912 predecessor of GMC Truck
- Grabowski Prize, prize for young authors writing in Esperanto
- Laurel Rose Willson (alias Laura Grabowski), American writer
- Gary Grobowski, Vince Vaughn character in 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film The Break-Up
- Grabowsky Motor Company, division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors
- Grabowski Gallery, London avant-garde art gallery
- Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler!, point-and-click adventure game
See also
References
- "Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009" [The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009] (PDF) (in Polish). Ministry of Interior (Poland). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
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