Dombrovsky: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

The last name Dombrovsky is one of the recorded forms of Dąbrowski, a Polish family name. In origin, the name means “From Dąbrowa, "oak wood”.

Spelling and variants

Records show Dombrovsky as one of the forms Dąbrowski took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Dombrowski and Dąbrowska.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Dąbrowski and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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