Kalinowska Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Behind the Kalinowska surname stands Kalinowski, a Polish name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way.

Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Kalinowska is the feminine form of Kalinowski; Polish surnames ending in -ski or -cki traditionally take -ska or -cka for women.

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 Kalinowska report, with a museum-style coat of arms.