Lubawscy

Lubawski is a Polish surname of toponymic origin. The masculine form is Lubawski, the feminine Lubawska, and the plural Lubawscy. It derives from Lubawa, a town in northern Poland (today in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship). The toponym indicates a connection to that place—by birth, residence, or land ownership—and the suffix -ski/-ska is a common element in Polish surnames denoting belonging or origin.

The name is most frequently found in Poland, with concentrations in areas around Lubawa and in historic lands of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth where Lubawa families were established. It is also present among Polish communities abroad, notably in the United States, Canada, and Germany, where bearers of the name arrived through migration.

In usage, Lubawski/Lubawska follows standard Polish grammatical gender: the masculine form Lubawski, the feminine Lubawska, and the plural Lubawscy. Variants and transliterations may appear in non-Polish records, depending on language and orthography.

Historically, toponymic surnames like Lubawski began to appear in medieval Poland among landholders, burghers, and others associated with a locality. A Lubawski family could have roots in Lubawa or in estates connected to the town; over centuries the name spread through marriage, migration, and social change.

See also: Lubawa.