Jastrzębowski

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Jastrzębowski, feminine: Jastrzębowska, plural: Jastrzębowscy is a Polish-language surname. It may be phonetically spelled as Jastrzembowski/Jastrzembowska. It is a toponymic surname derived from one of the several Polish locations named Jastrzębowo and literally meaning "one from Jastrzębowo". Ultimately derived from jastrząb, or "hawk". It is Russified as Yastrzhembovsky / Yastrzhembovskaya (Russian: Ястржембовский).

Notable people with this surname include:

  • Janusz Jastrzębowski, drummer of Polish band Artrosis
  • Jerzy Jastrzębowski (born 1951), Polish footballer and manager
  • Wojciech Jastrzębowski (1799–1882), Polish scientist, naturalist and inventor, professor of botanic, physics, zoology and horticulture

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