Kowalewski

English

Alternative forms

• Kovaleski

Etymology

From Polish Kowalewski.

Proper noun

Kowalewski (plural Kowalewskis)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kowalewski is the 11568^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2718 individuals. Kowalewski is most common among White (96.54%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kowalewski”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.

Polish

Etymology

From kowal (“smith”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.vaˈlɛf.ski/
• Rhymes: -ɛfski
• Syllabification: Ko‧wa‧lew‧ski

Proper noun

Kowalewski m pers (female equivalent Kowalewska)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Kowalewski

	singular	plural
nominative	Kowalewski	Kowalewscy
genitive	Kowalewskiego	Kowalewskich
dative	Kowalewskiemu	Kowalewskim
accusative	Kowalewskiego	Kowalewskich
instrumental	Kowalewskim	Kowalewskimi
locative	Kowalewskim	Kowalewskich
vocative	Kowalewski	Kowalewscy

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kowalewski”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.