Ostrowski
Sign in to saveOstrowski (; feminine: Ostrowska; plural: Ostrowscy) is a surname of Polish-language origin. In Poland, the surname is a toponym for ostrów (meaning islet) and many place names that start with 'Ostrow', such as Ostrowiec.
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Ostrowski (; feminine: Ostrowska; plural: Ostrowscy) is a surname of Polish-language origin. In Poland, the surname is a toponym for ostrów (meaning islet) and many place names that start with 'Ostrow', such as Ostrowiec.
In Russia, the surname Ostrovsky may have indicated someone who hailed from the Russian city of Ostrov. It is related to several surnames in other languages.
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