Kotowski

Kotowski ( Kotowska feminine or plural Kotowscy ) is an original Polish surname.

Frequency

The family name held in Poland about 3650 people, in German-speaking approximately 300 people.

History

The earliest recorded mention of the surname dates from the 17th century and reflect the noble military Konstanty Kotowski and the royal cupbearer Adam Kotowski. Carrier of the family name, who belonged to the Polish nobility, were members of the coat of arms Communities Pomian, Puchała and Trzaska.

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Adam Kotowski (1626-1693), cupbearer of the Polish King Jan Sobieski
  • Albert Stefan Kotowski (* 1949), German - Polish historian
  • Alfons Kotowski (1899-1944), Polish Major and resistance fighters in World War II
  • Michael Alfons Kotowski (1903-1994), German chemist
  • Alicja Jadwiga Kotowska (1899-1939), beatified nun of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Bolesław Kotowski ( b. 1908 ), Polish exile politician
  • Cerstin Richter Kotowski (* 1962), German politician and councilor in Berlin
  • Damazy Kotowski (1861-1943), Polish painter of Impressionism
  • Dan Kotowski (born 1967 ), American politician and senator of the U.S. state of Illinois
  • Edward Kotowski ( b. 1941 ), Polish art historian and resident of the former Polish State Security Service
  • Elke vera Kotowski (* 1961), German literary scholar and writer
  • Eugeniusz Kotowski (1922-1992), Polish animated film director
  • Georg Kotowski (1920-1999), German politician and a former member of the Bundestag
  • Grigori Grigoryevich Kotowski (1923-2001), Soviet anthropologist and historian
  • Grigori Ivanovich Kotowski (1881-1925), Soviet general and communist revolutionary
  • Henry Kotowski (* 1944), German musician
  • Jan Michael Kotowski (* 1979), German -American political scientist and lecturer at the University of Santa Cruz
  • Janusz Kotowski (born 1966 ), Polish politician and Mayor of Ostrołęka
  • Jerzy Kotowski (1925-1979), Polish cinematographer and film director
  • Katarzyna Kotowska ( b. 1957 ), Polish writer, illustrator and winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize
  • Kazimierz Kotowski ( b. 1951 ), Polish politician
  • Konrad Kotowski (1940-2008), German cameraman and winners of the Locarno Film Festival camera price
  • Konstanty Kotowski (1610-1665), Polish conspirators and Colonel of the Lithuanian cavalry
  • Krzysztof Kotowski (born 1966 ), Polish writer
  • Ludwik Kotowski ( born 1911 ), Polish lieutenant and resistance fighters in World War II
  • Mariusz Kotowski (born 1967 ), Polish film director and producer of numerous Hollywood films
  • Michael Kotowski Franklin ( born 1941 ), American politician and former mayor of Campbell, California
  • Mirko Kotowski (* 1980), German football player
  • Monika Kotowska ( b. 1942 ), Polish writer and screenwriter
  • Paul Kotowski (1904-1971), German physicist
  • Paweł Kotowski (1777-1849), Polish historian and Piaristenbruder
  • Włodzimierz Kotowski ( b. 1928 ), Polish chemist
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