Piotrowski
A Polish surname meaning “from Piotrów” or “of Piotr,” referring to a place-name or the personal name Piotr (Peter).
The #6,384 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 57,904 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Piotrowski is a Polish surname formed with the adjectival suffix -owski, which usually means “from” or “belonging to” a place. It most often points to a place called Piotrów, Piotrowo, or a similar settlement named after Piotr, the Polish form of Peter. In some cases it can also function more generally as a patronymic-like surname meaning “of Piotr.”
History
Names in -owski became especially common among the Polish nobility and later spread widely across all social classes. Piotrowski is now a well-established surname in Poland and among Polish diaspora communities, including in the United States. Like many Polish surnames, its spelling was sometimes simplified or stabilized differently after emigration.
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Fun fact
Because -owski surnames often began as place-based identifiers, two unrelated Piotrowski families could trace their names to different villages with similar names.