Also known as Кот
Kot is the surname of a Polish nobility (szlachta) family. The surname derives from the nickname with the literal meaning 'cat'.
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Kot is the surname of a Polish nobility (szlachta) family. The surname derives from the nickname with the literal meaning 'cat'.
The first mention of the Polish name was in the 13th century. describes the surname in his Herbarz polski as belonging to Piława coat of arms. The Kot family uses the Doliwa, Pilawa, Rola, or Kot Morski coat of arms.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.