Kot

Kot is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family.^[1]

For other uses, see Kot (disambiguation).

The surname derives from the nickname with the literal meaning "cat".^[2]

The first mention of the name was in the 13th century. Adam Boniecki [pl] describes the surname in his Herbarz polski as belonging to Piława coat of arms. The Kot family uses the Doliwa, Pilawa, Rola, or Kot Morski coat of arms.^[1]

Notable persons with Kot surname

• Andrzej Kot (1946–2015), Polish designer
• Antoni Kot, Polish footballer
• Eric Kot (born 1966), Hong Kong singer and actor
• Igor Kot (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.