Origin Displayed: Polish
Origins Available: German, Polish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Kowalski, Kowal, Kovalski, Kovel, Kovalski, Kofax, Kowalczyk, Kowalik, Kovaricek, Kovarik and many more.First found in Galicia which lies in southern Poland on the northern slopes of the Carpathians. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antonia Kowalski, who came from the port of Bremen to New York in 1868; Carl Kowalski, who arrived in Baltimore in 1868; Ernestine Kowalski, who arrived in New York in 1873. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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