Pawlowski History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ukraine

The surname Pawlowski is derived from the given name Pavel, which is the Slavic form of the name Paul. Paul was originally derived from the Latin word Paulus, which meant small. The popularity of the given name Paul is a result of the widespread devotion to the apostle St. Paul and also to the frequency of the surname among the Roman pontiffs, six of whom to date have been named Pope Paul. In Eastern Europe, the name was common because of the Russian Tsar Paul I, who was Tsar from 1754 to 1801.

Pawlowski Ranking

In the United States, the name Pawlowski is the 10,437^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Pawlowski is ranked the 5,269^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Pawlowski migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pawlowski Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Jakiw Pawlowski, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898

Contemporary Notables of the name Pawlowski (post 1700) +

John Pawlowski (b. 1963), American baseball coach and former player
Frank E. Pawlowski, American State Police Commissioner for the Pennsylvania State Police
Ed Pawlowski (b. 1965), American politician, three-term Mayor of Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Edward Pawlowski, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives 17th District, 1978 3
Ed Pawlowski, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, 2006- 3
Bogumil Pawlowski (1898-1971), Polish botanist, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Historic Events for the Pawlowski family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Raymond Paul Pawlowski, American Seaman First Class from New York, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 4

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html