Kotowski

When referring to a female bearer of this surname, the suffix -ski is replaced with -ska. If several persons are meant, the suffix changes to -scy. The prefix Kot- means cat, while the suffixes indicate that the original bearers had a noble background and were possibly members of the Szlachta during the aristocratic epoch of Poland. Historic bearers of the name were members of several noble crest communities.

• Adam Kotowski (1626–1693), royal cup-bearer at the court of Polish king Jan Sobieski
• Albert Stefan Kotowski (1949), Polish historian and professor at the University of Bydgoszcz
• Alfons Kotowski (1899–1944), leading member of the Polish Home Army in World War II
• Alicja Kotowska (1899–1939), beatified Polish nun
• Damazy Kotowski (1861–1943), Polish artist of the impressionism
• Dan Kotowski (1967), former senator of the Illinois Senate from the 33rd district
• Grigorij Kotowski (1881–1925), Soviet general and communist revolutionary
• Henry Kotowski (1944), German musician and songwriter
• Jan Kotowski (1981), Canadian Crossfit athlete
• Jan Michael Kotowski (1979), German political scientist and lecturer at the University of Santa Cruz
• Konrad Kotowski (1940–2008), German cinematographer and winner of the Locarno film awards
• Konstanty Kotowski (1610–1665), Polish conspirator and leader of the Lithuanian cavalry
• Krzysztof Kotowski (1966), Polish thriller author
• Maciej Kotowski (1975), Canadian economist and professor at the Harvard University
• Mariusz Kotowski (1967), Polish film director and producer
• Michael Franklin Kotowski (1941), former mayor of the city of Campbell, California
• Paweł Kotowski (1777–1849), Polish historian and member of the Piarists
• Włodzimierz Kotowski (1928), Polish chemist and professor at the Technical University of Opole
• Bolesław Kotowski (1920- 1983) Polish Warrior who fought for ENG in the WWII

• Kotowski Palace, a 17th-century palace in the Polish capitol Warsaw
• Kotowskie, a village in Poland

• Kotovsky (disambiguation)