Kovalchik Family History
Kovalchik Name Meaning
Ukrainian (standard transliteration Kovalchyk) and Belorussian: occupational name or patronymic from a diminutive of koval ‘smith’ (see Koval ). Americanized form of Slovak Rusyn (from Slovakia) and Czech Kovalčík Kovalčik (see Kovalcik ) and also of Polish and Rusyn (from Poland) Kowalczyk cognates of 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022