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Re: Surname Koc from Lubin ,Koscienly, Bielsk

valerie potuck — Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:38 am

Author: valerie potuck

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:38 am

Thank you Aga,
You are the first to be able to give me any help with my family name in Poland. This family has been very difficult to get information on from Poland.
I am putting a Koc family gathering together very soon. You have just helped me to bring something of special interest to my family reunion.
Thank you once again, Regards Valerie

Re: Surname Koc from Lubin ,Koscienly, Bielsk

Agnieszka Pawlus — Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:42 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:42 am

Valerie,

Surname Koc comes from Polish kocić się, “to have kittens,” or koc, “coarse blanket,” also “animal
hide,”. There is also the variation Koć, which in old Polish meant "she-cat".

In 2002 there were 3798 individuals using the surname Koc living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Koc .

There were only 493 people bearing the surname Koć, see the map: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Ko%C4%87

Indeed in the old Poland there was noble family of Koc, coat of arms Dąbrowa. They were from village of Koce in Drohiczyn area (see map: https://goo.gl/maps/1OZAb)

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#en/pl/Koc and https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ko%C4%87 .

Click here http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=Koc to check what can be found about your surname in the PolishOrigins Databases tool.

And here in PolishOrigins Surnames Databaseyou will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Koc surname: http://polishorigins.com/surnames/search/string/Koc .

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Surname Koc from Lubin ,Koscienly, Bielsk

valerie potuck — Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:26 pm

Author: valerie potuck

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:26 pm

Hello, looking for more history of Koc surname. They were from Lubin, Koscienlny, Bielsk Poland.
It is a name that is of the Polish Coat of Arms Dabrowa. Thank you for any help.