Kovalskij Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

One surname, two spellings: Kovalskij and Kowalski. Its meaning, shared with Kowalski, is “Blacksmith's (from kowal)”.

A variant of Kowalski

Records show Kovalskij as one of the forms Kowalski took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Kovalski, Kovalskiy and Kovalsky.

In the records

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Kovalskij, so the heraldry linked to Kowalski is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Kovalskij report, with a museum-style coat of arms.