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Dombrowski Ranking

In the United States, the name Dombrowski is the 6,324th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Dombrowski migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dombrowski Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Franz Dombrowski, aged 23, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1893 2
  • Mich Dombrowski, aged 25, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 2
Dombrowski Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Frank Dombrowski, who arrived in Arkansas in 1904 2
  • Adam Dombrowski, aged 29, who landed in America from Borek, Russia, in 1907
  • Adam Dombrowski, aged 21, who immigrated to America from Waszkocek, Austria, in 1907
  • Adam Dombrowski, aged 26, who landed in America from Szerzyny, Austria, in 1909
  • Adam Dombrowski, aged 43, who settled in America from Lamza, Russia, in 1909
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

New Zealand Dombrowski migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Dombrowski Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Dombrowski, aged 33, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maraval" in 1880
  • Augusta Dombrowski, aged 32, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maraval" in 1880
  • Barbara Dombrowski, aged 50, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maraval" in 1880
  • Julia Dombrowski, aged 9, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maraval" in 1880
  • Martha Dombrowski, aged 6, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Maraval" in 1880
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Dombrowski (post 1700) +

  • Thomas X. Dombrowski, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1940; Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940
  • Thaddeus T. Dombrowski, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1948
  • Stanley J. Dombrowski (1901-1977), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1935-44; Defeated in primary, 1950; In 1943, he repudiated grand jury testimony about being bribed, pleaded guilty to perjury, and was sentenced to prison
  • Stanley B. Dombrowski, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Circuit Judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935 (Democratic), 1941
  • Ruth Dombrowski, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940
  • Leon A. Dombrowski, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 44th District, 1944
  • Lawrence L. Dombrowski, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1952
  • Jacob Dombrowski, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 7th District, 1961
  • Bernard J. Dombrowski, American Democratic Party politician, Elected Pennsylvania State House of Representatives 1st District 1980
  • Brandyn Dombrowski (b. 1985), professional American NFL football offensive tackle
  • ... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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