Orlowsky: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Orlowsky is a branch of the Orłowski name tree. The name is generally explained as “eagle”.

• Orlowsky ranked 84,136 in the 2010 US Census, with 223 people answering to the name.
• Related forms: Orlovsky and Orłowska.
• Orlowsky is the spelling Orłowski often took abroad, where the Polish -ski became -sky.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Orlowsky, so the heraldry linked to Orłowski is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Orlowsky family name pack.