The Petrowski Family Name

If your family name is Petrowski, its origin lies with Piotrowski, a Polish surname.

Before spelling was fixed, Piotrowski was also written Petrowski. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Petrowski, so the heraldry linked to Piotrowski is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Petrowski family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.