Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
KOWALCZYK
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
| Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the diminutive form of the Old Polish common noun kowalczyk meaning ‘blacksmith's apprentice’ and refers to an occupation. It may also be derived from the Polish personal name Kowal with the patronymic suffix -czyk, or from the Polish personal name Kowalek with the patronymic suffix -yk, and refer to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. |