Kot is the surname of a

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szlachta The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...

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nobility Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

) family. The surname derives from the nickname with the literal meaning " cat".Kazimierz Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków. Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny, Wydawnictwo Naukowe DWN, Kraków 2001 The first mention of the name was in the 13th century. describes the surname in his ''Herbarz polski'' as belonging to

Piława coat of arms Pilawa () is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by many noble families known as '' szlachta'' in Polish in medieval Poland and later under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, branches of the original medieval Piława Clan (''Pilawici'') family a ...

. The Kot family uses the Doliwa,

Pilawa Pilawa is a town in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,121 inhabitants (2004), 59 km southeast of Warsaw. Previously it was situated in Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). Transport Pilawa is an important railway junctio ...

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Kot Morski Kot morski (Polish for "Sea Cat") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several '' szlachta'' (noble) families under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History Blazon Notable bearers See also * Polish heraldry * Heraldry * Coa ...

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...

. Tadeusz Gajl, ''Herbarz Polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku'', Gdańsk 2007, p. 457.

Notable persons with Kot surname

Andrzej Kot Andrzej Kot (November 21, 1946 – February 17, 2015) was a Polish designer, calligrapher, typesetter, typographer, book illustrator. Kot has participated since 1978 ( Brno Graphic Biennial) in many world graphic events. In 1981 Kot received a ...

(1946–2015), Polish designer *

Antoni Kot Antoni Kot (born 26 March 1945) is a Polish former footballer. He played in one match for the Poland national football team The Poland national football team ( pl, Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) has represented Poland in men's inter ...

, Polish footballer * Eric Kot (born 1966), Hong Kong singer and actor *

Igor Kot Igor Aleksandrovich Kot (russian: Игорь Александрович Кот; born 3 June 1980) is a Russian former professional footballer. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2004 for FC Kuban Krasnodar FC K ...

(born 1980), Russian footballer * Jakub Kot (born 1990), Polish ski jumper * Karol Kot (1946–1968), Polish serial killer * Maciej Kot (born 1991), Polish ski jumper * Myroslava Kot (1933–2014), Ukrainian embroider * Natalia Kot (born 1938), Polish artistic gymnast * Serhiy Kot (1958–2022), Ukrainian historian * Stanisław Kot (1885–1975), Polish scientist and politician, member of the Polish Government in Exile * Tomasz Kot (born 1977), Polish actor * Wincenty Kot (c. 1395 – 1448) Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, vice-cancellarius regni Poloniae.

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