The Kosmowski surname is derived from the Polish personal name Kosma. The popularity of this name is believed to be due to St. Cosmas (Kosmas), a 4th century martyr who was sacrificed along with his brother Damyon in the 4th century.
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Early Origins of the Kosmowski family
The surname Kosmowski was first found in Silesia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. Perhaps the first record of the name is of a Kosmowski listed as the owner of a farm near Hainbach, Esslingen, in the year 1303. Hans Kosmowski was the mayor of Ebingen in 1448.
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Early History of the Kosmowski family
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Kosmowski Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Kosma, Kozma, Kozmas, Kosmin, Kosmas, Kosman, Kosmowski, Kosmoski, Kosminski and many more.
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Early Notables of the Kosmowski family
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Migration of the Kosmowski family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: August Kosman, who settled in New York, NY in 1882; John Kosman, who came to Kansas in 1888; Peter Kosman, who arrived in Ohio in 1890; Miko Kuzmich, who settled in Kansas in 1894.
Contemporary Notables of the name Kosmowski (post 1700)
Gregory Kosmowski (1948-1988), American Marketing Executive from MiIford, Michigan, America, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 1
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