Kalinowsky: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Many Kalinowsky families will find their roots under Kalinowski, the form most records use. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “From Kalinowo (guelder rose)”. Emigrant records frequently turned Kalinowski into Kalinowsky, swapping the final i for a y. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Kalinowska and Kalinovsky.

Names that sound alike, such as Kalińska and Kaliński, are easily confused in old records.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Kalinowski surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Kalinowsky report, with a museum-style coat of arms.