Jastrzębowski, feminine: Jastrzębowska, plural: Jastrzębowscy is a

Polish-language surname Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given name ...

. It may be phonetically spelled as Jastrzembowski/Jastrzembowska. It is a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

derived from one of the several Polish locations named

Jastrzębowo Jastrzębowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzemeszno, within Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Trzemeszno, north-east of Gniezno, and north-east of th ...

and literally meaning "one from Jastrzębowo". Ultimately derived from ''jastrząb'', or "

hawk Hawks are bird of prey, birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica. * The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. Th ...

". It is Russified as Yastrzhembovsky / Yastrzhembovskaya (russian: Ястржембовский). Notable people with this surname include: *Janusz Jastrzębowski, drummer of Polish band

Artrosis Artrosis is a Polish gothic metal band founded in 1995 in Zielona Góra. In 2001 the band was nominated for a Fryderyk The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish comp ...

* Jerzy Jastrzębowski (born 1951), Polish footballer and manager *

Wojciech Jastrzębowski Wojciech Jastrzębowski (19 April 1799 – 30 December 1882) was a Polish scientist, naturalist and inventor, professor of botany, physics, zoology and horticulture at Instytut Rolniczo-Leśny in Marymont in Warsaw, and insurgent of the November ...

(1799–1882), Polish scientist, naturalist and inventor, professor of botanic, physics, zoology and horticulture

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