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Lepik Surname - meaning and origins


NicoUK  1 | 9  
21 Sep 2007 /  #1
Hello :)

Can anyone help me with the meaning of the surname Lepik please? I'm almost sure it isn't £epik because of the pronunciation handed down.

Is there a particular area where my relative is likely to have come from in the 1830's?

Thank you

Nico
Polson  5 | 1767  
21 Sep 2007 /  #2
I looked in Google, it seemed that it's more an Estonian name...are you sure it's Polish ? :p
Jola  7 | 71  
21 Sep 2007 /  #3
Im also convinced that in Estonia is Lepik a popoular surname.
Polson  5 | 1767  
21 Sep 2007 /  #4
So why do you think there is a Polish meaning ? ;) If it's Estonian, it's not Polish :p
OP NicoUK  1 | 9  
21 Sep 2007 /  #5
I believe it's Polish because he was a soldier, fought in the November Uprising and was a recipient of the Virtuti Miltari in 1831 but - I may be wrong of course. I had seen elsewhere that the name is possibly Estonian. He sailed on the Marianne from Gdansk in 1834 in a company of 211 Polish soldiers and unfortunately I think it's unlikely that I will find many records for him in the UK.

I guess that's why I asked for opinions and thanks for your replies :)

If anyone has any ideas how I can find his origins I'd be very glad to hear.

Thanks,

Nico
Polson  5 | 1767  
21 Sep 2007 /  #6
Ok ;) so good luck, hope you'll find what you want ;)
Ronek  1 | 261  
21 Sep 2007 /  #7
He could have been Polish from the east or from what is Lithuania nowadays.
And NicoUK I will have great deal of trouble finding where your family exactly came from since in the XIX century there was a lot going on in Poland: Wars, Uprisings so people moved a lot.

But if you are sure as for the Virtuti Militari medal he received the there might be more information about it.
That sort of medal narrows the group of ppl that could have been your ancestors a lot!
OP NicoUK  1 | 9  
21 Sep 2007 /  #8
Yes, a lot of trouble indeed and I believe the 211 soldiers had to leave Poland because of it :( It's so very sad to have to leave your country and family and I'd like to learn more about him.

He is listed as being a recipient of the Virtuti Miltari - Lepik Tomasz - zolnierz - batalion saperów - Srebrny - 26 Wrzesnia 1831 and I hope it wiill narrow the search. I've written to the Polish archives and am hoping!

Thanks for your reply Ronek :)
Ronek  1 | 261  
21 Sep 2007 /  #9
I believe the 211 soldiers had to leave Poland because of it

ok clearly a lot worse things happened then the fact that 211 soldiers had to leave Poland. c'mon u cant be that thick skinned.
OP NicoUK  1 | 9  
21 Sep 2007 /  #10
I'm not. I was speaking of this one 'incident' at this time and in connection with my ancestor. I'm sorry if you have interpreted it differently because quite obviously it is a very, very minor 'happening' in the whole of Poland's history.
Wroclaw  44 | 5359  
21 Sep 2007 /  #11
Lepik Surname - meaning and origins

Does this family have a connection with Portsea, Hampshire ?
OP NicoUK  1 | 9  
21 Sep 2007 /  #12
Hello Wroclaw - yes the family was living in Portsea. Do you have any connection?
witek  1 | 587  
21 Sep 2007 /  #13
Can anyone help me with the meaning of the surname Lepik please?

Lepik seems to be an Estonian surname and means alder grove
Wroclaw  44 | 5359  
21 Sep 2007 /  #14
Do you have any connection?

No.

I checked FreeBMD and found about a dozen of them. Have you checked there ?

If not: When you do a search click.. All types and only enter the surname Lepik, then press search. You will find births, deaths and marriages.
OP NicoUK  1 | 9  
21 Sep 2007 /  #15
Thanks witek :) so maybe he was Estonian originally then and that's where I should look for his origins. It does seem that most people think so! I only found my connection to him a few weeks ago and am very new to research other than in the UK and Eire so any help is much appreciated.

Wroclaw, thanks but yes I have checked FreeBMD and also FamilySearch. I've connected with one or two of his descendants and found a few more of his children but it's his ancestors I'm looking for.
Wroclaw  44 | 5359  
21 Sep 2007 /  #16
NicoUK,

Have you tried: rootschat.com
OP NicoUK  1 | 9  
21 Sep 2007 /  #17
I think that's one I haven't tried yet, thanks!
Steveyray  - | 1  
23 Sep 2007 /  #18
Tomasz Lepik is the right spelling and he did come from Estonia although he changed his name to Thomas. As for his ancestors, difficult, I am also a descendent.
witek  1 | 587  
23 Sep 2007 /  #19
if the name is Tomasz Lepik then most likely he was a Pole or Polonized Estonian living in Estonia.

if he was Estonian then his first name would be Toomas, not the Polish Tomasz
OP NicoUK  1 | 9  
23 Sep 2007 /  #20
Steveyray, can I ask how you know he came from Estonia? It seems we are distant 'cousins'.

Witek, thanks for that info. So, since it's the Polish spelling, it's probable that his family came from Estonia but he may or may not have actually been born in Poland.
Wroclaw  44 | 5359  
23 Sep 2007 /  #21
If it helps 'Lepiku' is a place in Estonia. It may or may not be relevant.
OP NicoUK  1 | 9  
24 Sep 2007 /  #22
Thanks Wroclaw :)
pamshappydays  
7 Oct 2007 /  #23
I believe Thomas Lepik is my Great, Great Grandfather and he did indeed live in Portsmouth.
OP NicoUK  1 | 9  
21 Oct 2007 /  #24
pamshappydays, do please get in touch? Tomasz/Thomas is my 3rd GGrandfather.

I've enabled email.
mrwash8  - | 1  
16 Dec 2007 /  #25
My name is Thomas Lepik my family is from Russia

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