Laskowski

Laskowski is a Polish surname. It is toponymic in origin, derived from place names such as Lasków, Lasowo, or Laskowo, which themselves come from the Polish word las meaning "forest". The suffix -owski is a common Polish adjectival ending indicating origin or association, so Laskowski roughly means "of the forest" or "from the forest area". The feminine form is Laskowska and the plural Laskowscy. The name is most common in Poland and among Polish diaspora communities in the United States, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. Variants in other languages include Laskovsky or Laskovski in transliteration, and Lasko in some Anglophone contexts, though these may reflect distinct families.

Notable bearers of the surname live in a range of professions, including science, sports, academia, and the arts, reflecting its broad distribution rather than a single lineage. In addition to personal naming, the form appears in toponyms and in corporate or organizational names that reference ancestral origins.

The surname Laskowski is typically treated as masculine, with Laskowska as the standard feminine form in Polish usage, and Laskowscy as the plural family form.