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

Further reading

Anagrams

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/
  • (file)
  • 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

See also

  • Appendix:Polish surnames

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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
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