The Borkowska Family Name

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Borkowska is usually a form of Borkowski. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “From Borek (small pine wood)”.

• Borkowska is the feminine form of Borkowski; Polish surnames ending in -ski or -cki traditionally take -ska or -cka for women.
• You may also find the name written Borkowsky and Borek.

Borkowska coat of arms

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