Find out how popular the last name Dobrowolski is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dobrowolski.

Dobrowolski, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dobrowolski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dobrowolski in America

Dobrowolski is the 23019th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dobrowolski surname appeared 1,110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dobrowolski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dobrowolski to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dobrowolski

The surname Dobrowolski originated in Poland in the 14th century. It derives from the Polish words "dobro" meaning "good" and "wola" meaning "will" or "desire". The name likely referred to someone with good intentions or a generous spirit.

Dobrowolski is a hereditary Polish surname that first appeared in historical records in the region of Lesser Poland. Early variations of the spelling included Dobrowolsky, Dobrowolsky, and Dobrowolski. The name was found in tax rolls, land grants, and other official documents from that era.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Dobrowolski name was Jan Dobrowolski, a landowner in the village of Dobrowola near Krakow, mentioned in a 1412 deed. Pawel Dobrowolski, a merchant from Lublin, is recorded in a trade registry from 1532.

In the 17th century, the Dobrowolski family established themselves as minor nobility in the Lublin region. Stanislaw Dobrowolski (1605-1671) served as a court official under King Władysław IV Vasa. His grandson, Michal Dobrowolski (1678-1735), fought in the Great Northern War against Sweden.

Notable people with this surname include the 19th century Polish writer and philosopher Tadeusz Dobrowolski (1810-1869), known for his works on ethics and metaphysics. Bronisław Dobrowolski (1894-1975) was a Polish Arctic explorer who led expeditions to Svalbard and Greenland in the 1930s.

Other figures include Kazimierz Dobrowolski (1894-1987), a Polish diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States, and Stanisław Dobrowolski (1904-1966), a noted Polish civil engineer who designed bridges and infrastructure projects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dobrowolski

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dobrowolski.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dobrowolski was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dobrowolski has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dobrowolski was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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