GrassHooper 2 Sep 2009 / #1Hello, i need all possible information, on surname Burkieciak, its possibly Polish, any tips would help me much. Thanks in advance
Polonius3 994 | 12,367 3 Sep 2009 / #2The spelling is definteily Polish. Derived perhaps from the word burka which could mean: a woollen shawl or a brawl, or from burkat (a copper vessel). Possible toponymic sources: Burkat, Burkaty, Burki...
OP GrassHooper 3 Sep 2009 / #3So its certainly Polish? Ok, where i can search for more info on this surname? And thanks Polonius3.
Polonius3 994 | 12,367 3 Sep 2009 / #4The SPELLING is Polish. I went to school wtih a Ukrainian chap named Sawczuk who spelt his name the Polsih way, because that's how his parents spelt it in a DP camp in Germany and didn't change it in the USA. The normal transcription of Ukrainian into English would have been Savchuk.
beazee - | 31 9 Sep 2009 / #5publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspxBurkieciak have the highest number of occurences in Zachodniopomorskie (Szczecin Region). It is possible they were moved from Ukraine there just after the II WW.And another map for you: moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/burkieciak.html
Grasshooper 17 Sep 2009 / #6Sorry for late response. Thanks beazee, so this surname might be Ukrainian? There is only 17 people in Poland with such surname, so it might be possible. Thanks again