{{wiktionary|Grabowski}} '''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).<ref>{{cite web |publisher= Ministry of Interior (Poland) |url= http://www.msw.gov.pl/download/1/7972/statystyka_najpopularniejszych_nazwisk_wystepujacych_w_Polsce_w_2009.pdf |title= Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 |language= Polish |trans-title=The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009 |accessdate= August 19, 2013 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130928133659/https://www.msw.gov.pl/download/1/7972/statystyka_najpopularniejszych_nazwisk_wystepujacych_w_Polsce_w_2009.pdf |archivedate= September 28, 2013 }}</ref>
==Related surnames== {| class="wikitable" ! Language !! Masculine !! Feminine |- | Polish || Grabowski <br>({{IPAc-pl|g|r|a|'|b|o|f|s|k|i}}) || Grabowska <br>({{IPAc-pl|g|r|a|'|b|o|f|s|k|a}}) |- | Belarusian <br>(Romanization) || {{lang|be|Грабоўскі}}<br>(Hraboŭski, Hrabowski,<br> Grabouski, Grabowski) || {{lang|be|Грабоўская}}<br> (Hraboŭskaja, Hrabouskaya, Hrabouskaia, Hrabowskaya <br>Grabouskaja, Grabouskaya, Grabouskaia, Grabowskaya) |- | Czech/Slovak || Hrabovský <br>Grabovský || Hrabovská <br>Grabovská |- | Hungarian || Grabovszki, Grabovszky <br>Hrabovszki, Hrabovszky || |- | Latvian || Grabovskis || Grabovska |- | Lithuanian || Grabauskas || Grabauskienė (married)<br> Grabauskaitė (unmarried) |- | Romanian/Moldovan || Grabovschi, Grabovschii <br>Hrabovschi || |- | Russian <br>(Romanization) || {{lang|ru|Грабовский}}<br> (Grabovskiy, Grabovskii, Grabovskij,<br> Grabovsky, Grabovski) || {{lang|ru|Грабовская}}<br> (Grabovskaya, Grabovskaia, Grabovskaja) |- | Ukrainian <br>(Romanization) || {{lang|uk|Грабовський}}<br> (Hrabovskyi, Hrabovskyy, Hrabovskyj, Hrabovsky <br>Grabovskyi, Grabovskyy, Grabovskyj, Grabovsky) || {{lang|uk|Грабовська}}<br> (Hrabovska, Grabovska) |- | Other || Grabowsky, Grabofski, Grabovski, Grabofsky,<br> Grabouskas, Hrabowsky || |}
== 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 (aristocrat) (1776–1858), Polish noblewoman * Izabela Grabowska (sociologist), Polish sociologist and economist * 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 (footballer) (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 * Pavlo Hrabovsky (1864–1902), Ukrainian poet * 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== * {{intitle|Grabowski}} * {{intitle|Grabowska}}
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