Dombrowski
Dombrowski
 Dombrowski | |
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| Family name | |
| Meaning | Polish; oak grove |
| Region of origin | Poland |
| Related names | Dąbrowski, Dobrowski, Dobrosky, Dombrowsky |
Dombrowski (feminine: Dombrowska, plural: Dombrowscy) is a Polish surname, a variant of Dąbrowski, pronounced Dombrofski. It is derived from dąbrowa, meaning "oak grove," as well as Polish place names such as 'Dąbrowa', 'Dąbrówka', or 'Dobrów'. There are 6,873 people with the surname Dombrowski in the United States. Another variant is Dombrosky.
| Dąbrowa (or) Dąbrówka | → | Dąbrow(ski/ska/scy) | → | Dabrowski | → | Dombrowski | → | Dombrosky |
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| Dombrów |
People with the name include:
- Jan Henryk Dąbrowski (1755 – 1818), Polish general and national hero
- Andreas Dombrowski (1894–unknown), Czech WWI flying ace
- Brandyn Dombrowski American professional football player
- Daniel Dombrowski (born 1953), American philosopher and university professor
- Dave Dombrowski (born 1956), American businessman; president and general manager of the Detroit Tigers
- Chad Dombrowski (born 1980), American professional soccer player
- Neil Dombrowski (born 1984), American professional soccer player
- Tighe Dombrowski (born 1982), American professional soccer player
- Zeke Dombrowski (born 1986), American professional soccer player
- James A. Dombrowski (1897–1983), American Methodist minister active in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s
- Jim Dombrowski (born 1963), American professional football player
- Lutz Dombrowski (born 1959), German Olympic track and field athlete
- Joe Dombrowski (born 1991), American cyclist of Team Sky.
Other notable people
- Dąbrowski/Dąbrowska
- Daniel Dąbrowski (living Polish sprinter)
- Jerzy Dąbrowski (20th century Polish aeronautical engineer)
- Józef Dąbrowski (19th century Polish Catholic priest)
- Dąbrowski
- Christoph Dabrowski (living Polish/German footballer)
- Dabrowski
- Stanislawa Dabrowski (living Australian humanitarian)
- Stephen Dabrowski (living Polish/American artist)
- Dombrowski
- Joe Dombrowski (Joseph Lloyd "Joe" Dombrowski (born May 12, 1991) is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Cannondale-Garmin.[1][2] Dombrowski turned professional in 2011.[2])
- Dave Dombrowski David Dombrowski (born July 27, 1956) is the president, CEO, and general manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball
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