Kot
Kot is the surname of a Polish szlachta family.
The surmame derives from the nickname with the literal meaning "cat".
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. The Kot family uses the Doliwa, Pilawa, Rola, or Kot Morski coat of arms.Notable persons with Kot surname
- Andrzej Kot, Polish designer
- Eric Kot, Hong Kong singer and actor
- Igor Kot, Russian footballer
- Jakub Kot, Polish ski jumper
- Karol Kot, Polish serial killer
- Maciej Kot, Polish ski jumper
- Myroslava Kot, Ukrainian embroidere
- Natalia Kot, Polish artistic gymnast
- Stanisław Kot, Polish scientist and politician, member of the Polish Government in Exile
- Tomasz Kot, Polish actor
- Wincenty Kot Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, vice-cancellarius regni Poloniae.
