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Kowalczyk is the fifth most common surname in Poland (98,739 people in 2009). [1] The name comes from the word "blacksmith".

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References

  1. Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Retrieved2013-02-28.