Kowalski

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.

Proper noun

Kowalski (plural Kowalskis)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kowalski is the 1,999^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,077 individuals. Kowalski is most common among White (96.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kowalski”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.

Anagrams

• Kowaliks

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.

Proper noun

Kowalski m or f

1. a surname from Polish

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.

Proper noun

Kowalski m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kowalskis or (with an article) Kowalski, feminine genitive Kowalski, plural Kowalskis)

1. a surname from Polish

Usage notes

• Kowalski is a fairly common name among ethnic Germans, especially in areas with historic Polish immigration, such as the Ruhrgebiet.

Polish

Etymology

From kowal (“blacksmith”) +‎ -ski (surname-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈval.ski/

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• Rhymes: -alski
• Syllabification: Ko‧wal‧ski

Proper noun

Kowalski m pers (female equivalent Kowalska)

1. a surname, equivalent to English Smith; the second most popular surname in Poland

Declension

Declension of Kowalski

	singular	plural
nominative	Kowalski	Kowalscy
genitive	Kowalskiego	Kowalskich
dative	Kowalskiemu	Kowalskim
accusative	Kowalskiego	Kowalskich
instrumental	Kowalskim	Kowalskimi
locative	Kowalskim	Kowalskich
vocative	Kowalski	Kowalscy

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames

Further reading

• “+”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Kovalski

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ˈvaws.ki/

Proper noun

Kowalski m or f by sense

1. a surname from Polish

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈbalski/ [koˈβ̞als.ki]
• Rhymes: -alski
• Syllabification: Ko‧wals‧ki

Proper noun

Kowalski m or f by sense

1. a surname from Polish