| We must've been through hundreds of books already and we can't find him anywhere —
This article is lacking a section listing all of its known appearances in canon. Please help the Harry Potter Wiki by adding such a section, so that it conforms with our layout guide. |
Kowalski was a common surname of Polish origin.[1] It is thus uncertain if known individuals bearing this surname were related.
Known individuals with this surname
- Jacob Kowalski — an American No-Maj factory worker who befriended Newt Scamander
- Jan Kowalski — a Polish nobleman
- Mr Kowalski — brother of Jacob; killed in the First World War
- Quentin Kowalski — an American Quidditch player
Etymology
Kowalski is a Polish surname meaning "smith's son," from the Polish kowal, "smith," and the patronymic suffix -ski.[1][2] It may also be a habitational surname for someone from the village of Kowalskie in Poznań County in Poland.[2]
