Dobosz is a Polish surname of two suggested origins. One origin is a pet name for any old Polish names starting with dob-, dobie- (Old Slavic: dobъ) meaning "brave" or "good", "appropriate". Another meaning is "(military) drummer", the phonetic respelling of the Hungarian dobos. Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksy Dobosz (1700—1745), Ruthenian outlaw in Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Bernadeta Dobosz [pl]
- Bogdan Dobosz [pl] (born 1960), Polish journalist
- Damian Dobosz [pl] (born 1992), Polish volleyball player
- Dariusz Dobosz [pl] (1962-2017), Polish journalist
- Franciszek Dobosz [pl] (1897-1967), Polish soldier
- Henryk Dobosz (born 1953), Polish chess master
- Jan Dobosz [pl] (born 1943)
- Janusz Dobosz (1936–2002), Polish footballer
- Magdalena Dobosz [pl] (born 1976), Polish singer of Artrosis
- Marta Dobosz [pl] (born 1959), Polish actreece
- Krystyna Jaźwińska-Dobosz [pl], Polish opera singer
- Leszek Dobosz [pl] (born 1943)
- Piotr Dobosz [pl] (born 1961)
- Stanisław Dobosz [pl] (1902-1969), Polish politician
- Tadeusz Dobosz [pl] (born 1937), Polish artist
- Teresa Dobosz [pl] (1945-2014), Polish politician
- Wacław Dobosz [pl] (1911-1943)
- Wilhelm Dobosz [pl]
- Zbigniew Dobosz [pl] (1944-2014)
References
- Kazimierz Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków : słownik historyczno-etymologiczny. T. 1, A-K
- Dobosz Name Meaning, ancestry.com citing Dictionary of American Family Names
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