Ostrovsky Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

If your family name is Ostrovsky, its origin lies with Ostrowski, a Polish surname.

Records show Ostrovsky as one of the forms Ostrowski took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Arms linked to Ostrowski and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Ostrovsky surname pack.