Surname Saturday – Kowalski

Hello,

This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Kowalski surname. 

Surname Pronunciation Kowalski (Polish) – Ko val ski – listen to it here: Kowalski
Surname Pronunciation Kowalski (American) – Ko wal ski – listen to it here: Kowalski

Surname Meaning: Kowalski –  The name is derived from the word “kować”, which means to forge metal. Also, from the word “kowal”, which means a smith (blacksmith). (Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman)

Roots of Surname: 

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kowalski World Map. Retrieved April 24, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx

Top Five Countries: Poland, Germany, United States, Australia, and France.
Top Five Regions: Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Świętokrzyskie, Poland; Mazowieckie, Poland; Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland; and Wielkopolskie, Poland.
Top Ten Cities: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland; Lódz, Wielkopolskie, Poland; Kraków, Lodzkie, Poland; Poznan, Lubelskie, Poland; Wrocław, Lodzkie, Poland; Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland; Szczecin, Lodzkie, Poland; and Toruń, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland.

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kowalski Poland Localities Map. Retrieved April 24, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL

The area of the northern tip of Wielkopolskie, specifically the county (powiat) of Złotow, is the focus of my research for my Kowalski ancestry.

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kowalski Europe Map. Retrieved April 24, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD-EUROPE

Moikrewni’s Poland Distribution Map of the Kowalski Surname:
Moikrewni. (2010). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Kowalski‘. Retrieved April 24, 2010, from
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/kowalski.html

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Kowalski North American Map. Retrieved April 24, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD–USCA