Polish (Grabiński): habitational name for someone from any of numerous places throughout Poland called Grabin Grabina or Grabiny all named with grab ‘hornbeam’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Grabinski family from?
You can see how Grabinski families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Grabinski family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Grabinski families were found in USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 17 Grabinski families living in Illinois. This was about 24% of all the recorded Grabinski's in USA. Illinois had the highest population of Grabinski families in 1920.
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What did your Grabinski ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Laborer and Laborer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Grabinski. 33% of Grabinski men worked as a Laborer and 46% of Grabinski women worked as a Laborer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Grabinski were Farmer and Seamstress. .
Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Grabinski life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Grabinski in 1959 was 51, and 75 in 2004.