Kovatch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Poland

Early Origins of the Kovatch family

The surname Kovatch was first found in East Prussia, where the name Kowalski was a royal house in what was originally Poland but passed through history from Prussia to Czechoslovakia and back to Polish. The name gained a reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society in Silesia. It later became more prominent as numerous branches of the same house acquired distant estates, some of which were located in other countries. Through the acquisition of these estates as well as their important contributions to society, the family successfully elevated their social status. The name originated as an occupational name for a blacksmith.

Early History of the Kovatch family

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Kovatch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kowalski, Kovak, Kowak, Kowal, Koval, Kovalski, Kovalyov, Kovach, Kovats, Kowalsky, Kovac, Kofax, Kowahl and many more.

Early Notables of the Kovatch family

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Migration of the Kovatch family

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.

Contemporary Notables of the name Kovatch (post 1700) +

John George Kovatch Jr. (1920-2012), American NFL football end for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers
Dave Kovatch, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Texas 26th District, 2002 1

Historic Events for the Kovatch family +

Monongah Mine

Mr. Joe Kovatch (b. 1880), Slavic coal miner who was in mine 6 at the Monongah Mine on 6th December 1907 when it exploded and collapsed; he died 2

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Monongah Mining Disaster retrieved on 8th August 2021. Retrieved from https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/monongah.htm