Kurkowski

Kurkowski Meaning & Origin

About Kurkowski
The surname Kurkowski is of Polish origin and is derived from the personal name Kurk, which means "crane" in Polish. The suffix -owski indicates a connection to a place or association with a particular family. Therefore, Kurkowski likely originated as a surname for someone who either lived near a place associated with cranes or had a family connection to cranes.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Kurkowski is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Kurkowski: 983
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 25,202
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.33

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kurkowski based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Kurkowski is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRKSK
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K062020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K ER0 K AO1 F S K IY0
🌐 IPA
/kərˈkɔfski/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRKSK', 'KRKFSK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K622

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kurkowski in Braille

Here's how to represent Kurkowski in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Kurkowski in braille

How to sign the name Kurkowski using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Kurkowski using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kurkowski in sign language

Numerology