Grabouski Family Crest & Name History

Grabouski is how some branches of the Grabowski family came to write their name. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “From Grabów, place of hornbeams”. Spelled with “u” instead of “w”, Grabouski shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Related forms: Grabowska and Grabowsky.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Grabowski surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Research your Grabouski family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.