Jakubowski, Yakubovsky, Yakubovskiy, Yakubovskii or Iakubovskii (Polish: Jakubowski, Ukrainian: Якубовський, Russian: Якубовский) is a Slavic masculine surname of Polish origin. Its feminine counterpart is Jakubowska, Yakubovskaya or Iakubovskaia. It is a toponymic surname derived from any of the places named Jakubowo, Jakubów, Jakubowice and literally meaning "of Jakubowo", etc. The places themselves mean "belonging to Jakub".[1]

Notable people with this surname include:

References

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  1. ^ JAKUBOWSKI, referring to Kazimierz Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków. Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny, t. I A-K, Kraków, 1999, p. 107 and other sources