urawski

Urawski is a surname of Polish origin. Like many Polish -ski surnames, it is typically understood as toponymic, formed to indicate origin from a place associated with the root of the name. The exact place that gave rise to Urawski can vary among families, and the form may reflect different historical routes of settlement, ownership, or affiliation.

In Polish, Urawski is usually pronounced with the stress on the penultimate syllable and with the w representing a v sound, giving a pronunciation something like oo-RAWS-kee. The feminine form is Urawska and the plural Urawscy. In transliteration and cross-language contexts, variants may appear such as Uravski or similar spellings, depending on language conventions and orthography.

Geographically, the surname is most commonly found in Poland and in communities of Polish descent abroad. As a toponymic surname, its distribution tends to reflect historical settlement patterns and migration. There are no widely recognized individuals with this surname in major biographical references, though local records may note people bearing the name.

See also: Polish surnames, toponymic surnames, -ski surnames.