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'''Kot''' is the surname of a [[Poland|Polish]] [[szlachta]] ([[nobility]]) family.
Although its literal meaning is [[cat]], the surname origin is probably [[Poland|Polish]] [[Middle Ages]] name of a person who starts settling people in a [[village]] or in a [[town]]. The first mention - [[13th century]].
The Kot family uses the [[Doliwa]], [[Pilawa]], [[Rola]] or [[Kot Morski]] [[coat of arms]].
==Notable persons with Kot surname==
*[[Stanisław Kot]] - was a [[Poland|Polish]] [[scientist]] and [[politician]], member of the [[Polish Government in Exile]],
*Tomasz Kot - [[Poland|Polish]] [[actor]],
*Wincenty Kot - [[15th century]] [[Archbishop]] of [[Gniezno]] and [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Poland]], vicecancellarius regni Poloniae.
*[[B.de Doliwa-Kot]] - the President of [[Poland Bonapartist Organisation]].
==See also==
* [[Jean-Christophe Napoleon]]
* [[Doliwa]]
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[[Category:Polish surnames]]
[[Category:Polish nobility]]
[[Category:Belarusian noble houses]]
[[Category:Lithuanian noble houses]]
[[Category:Ukrainian noble houses]]
[[Category:French noble houses]]
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