About ANTHONY RACZKIEWICZ (who came from Tomaszow Lubelskie Poland to Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) and his family
Friday, July 23, 2021
Surnames that are words
Many of the surnames of my direct ancestors are words. Just like in English where common names like “Smith” at one time referred to blacksmith. I THINK these family surnames can be translated to common words--maybe referring to occupations or natural features. *****
Golab (pigeon)
Kowol (blacksmith)
Kukielka (puppet)
Kwiatkowski (kwiat=flower)
Plebanski (presbytery or parsonage)
Kozyra (kozy=goats)
Krawczyk (tailor)
Grabek (rakes)
Chmiel (hops--used to make beer) *****
Some surnames seem to NOT be translatable into words:
Kaszucki, Raczkiewicz, Kurkiewicz, Wisniewski, Szczesnicki, Kiszczyński, Kalinowski, Rzeczycki, Wójcik, Dominik, Walawender, Wiciejewski. *****
Image credit: By Eatcha - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77645008
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