Rakowsky Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Rakowsky is how some branches of the Rakowski family came to write their name. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “From Raków / crayfish”. Rakowsky is the spelling Rakowski often took abroad, where the Polish -ski became -sky. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Rakowska.

The 2010 census count for Rakowsky in the United States was 231, good for rank 81,772.

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