The Kovalevsky Family Name

Many Kovalevsky families will find their roots under Kowalewski, the form most records use. The name is generally explained as “smith's place”. Before spelling was fixed, Kowalewski was also written Kovalevsky. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

The same family of names includes Kowalewska.

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