Kot 1614017 223090128 2008-07-02T14:58:52Z Love Krittaya 2412050 remove img, Doliwa coat of arms is use for 232 surnames, not only Kot surname {{for|a valley in [[Slovenia]]|Kot (valley)}} '''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]] {{surname}} [[Category:Polish surnames]] [[Category:Polish nobility]] [[Category:Belarusian noble houses]] [[Category:Lithuanian noble houses]] [[Category:Ukrainian noble houses]] [[Category:French noble houses]] [[pl:Kot (nazwisko)]]