Kowalski Family History
Kowalski Name Meaning
Polish: habitational name for someone from Kowal in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Kowalskie in Greater Poland Voivodeship or one of the many places called Kowale. All these placenames are named with occupational name Kowal ‘blacksmith’. This surname in both senses (see 2 below) is one of the most common surnames in Poland. It is also established in Germany. Polish Jewish (from Poland) and Sorbian: patronymic from Kowal ‘blacksmith’ with the addition of the suffix -ski. Compare Kovalski and Kowalske .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022