Surname · also German
Kowitz
“smith”
Kowitz is a surname from German, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kowitz goes back to Proto-Slavic *kovačь, meaning “smith.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Kowitz comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From German Kowitz, from Proto-Slavic *kovačь (“smith”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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