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The kalisz Surname

kalisz Name Meaning and History

Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from Kalisz in west central Poland, which probably derives its name from Old Polish kal ‘muddy place’, ‘slough’.

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Distribution of kalisz Families in the US in 1920
Number of kalisz families
 6-9
 3-5
 1-2
 0
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