Show ContentsKalina History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Kalina comes from the Polish place name Kalinow. Kalinow is derived from "kalina" the Polish word for the guelder-rose tree, which bears round bunches of white flowers.

Early Origins of the Kalina family

The surname Kalina was first found in Galizia, and the Ukraine.

Early History of the Kalina family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kalina research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1605, 1635, 1648, 1650, 1651, 1652, 1708, 1782 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Kalina History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kalina Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kalinowski, Kalinoski, Kalinowsky, Kalinosky, Kalinski, Kalinsky, Kalinov, Kalinovsky, Kalinoff, Kalina, Kalensky, Kalinka and many more.

Early Notables of the Kalina family

Prominent among those of the name Kalina in this period were the many descendants, who served the Polish throne in high positions and were granted fiefdoms for their service. The Polish nobleman Evsei Kalinsky served General Field Marshall Boris Petrovich Sheremetev by handling secret government affairs. He...
Another 46 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kalina Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Kalina migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kalina Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Joseph Kalina, who arrived in Texas in 1860 1

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  • Hans Kalina (1921-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details


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