Borowska Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Some records give Borowski; others give Borowska. Both point to the same Polish family name. Its meaning, shared with Borowski, is “pine forest”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Borowska is the feminine form of Borowski; Polish surnames ending in -ski or -cki traditionally take -ska or -cka for women.
• You may also find the name written Borovsky.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Borowski surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Borowska report, with a museum-style coat of arms.