Do I Look Polish? (my grandfather was Polish)

Hello, All--

A few people have told me that they could tell "just by looking" that I have Polish ancestry. (My grandfather was Polish.) Do you think they were feeding me a line, or do you think I do look Polish? Just curious. (I'm the female in the pic.)

Also, does anyone have any information about the surname "Kupiec"? Is there a particular part of the country where that name is common?

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He does.
I guess you do too but him moreso.

You guys are a nice looking couple. (please tell me you're a couple and not brother and sister or something)

Thanks for the compliment (and the response).

Yes, he is my husband, not my brother. (It's funny you should say he looks Polish. To our knowledge, he has no Polish ancestry. He's German and French.)

Really? i was gonna say maybe that! Well anyhow here's to a lovely couple! all the best for you two.

No,only the cheeks look polish.You are probably mixed.Maybe italian-polish sth like that.Or french-polish.

Don't know about Polish looks an' all, but lucky ol' Troy's got himself a real beaut.

And I don't think anyone'll disagree with that!

Wow, you look almost identical to my cousin's wife, who is an American of Polish descent.

You look "all American". Hard to pin point ethnicity though. What's the rest of your ancestry? You're only a 1/4 Polish?
But it's good you picked a white guy.

Good for you girl
Good luck

for me you two look like barbie and ken

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You wouldn't think so if you saw me in person. I'm only five feet tall and I don't have unusually large breasts. (I remember reading somewhere that if Barbie's measurements were extrapolated to the point where she were human sized, she'd be very tall and have a chest so large she'd have trouble not toppling over.) Besides, I have a hunchback and an extra finger (like Anne Boelyn). Just kidding.

As for the rest of my ancestry, I'm 1/4 Dutch, 1/4 French, and 1/4 who knows what (one of my grandparents was adopted, though we suspect he was English).

Thanks for the compliment, craic_monster.

Yes you look Polish, and he looks German.

I'm half Polish but I don't look Polish at all!

So you half black,half Polish.Right

I told you already.Definetely only high cheeks have remained from the polish phenotype.
Dutch is the line between the eyes and the front and the mouth.
The eyes are french.

Hi:

I would like to borrow your thread to ask the same question. I hope I am not intruding. I was adopted as a child and am recently discovering my Eastern European ancestry. I know that my maternal grandmother was Polish, and my maternal grandfather was Hungarian. The other side of my biological roots were from Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean, and include Arawak Indian. All I have for now is this goofy picture, but hopefully, it will do.

So, do I look Polish?

Thanks for your feedback.

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and do i look Polish?
who cares ppl....

It's not such an easy question to answer. I have three girls in the house and no two of them look the same. And two of them are sisters.

I'm sure that we all have characteristics that might fit. I'm not sure about your eyes...maybe yes maybe no. Your cheeks and the lower part of your face look too full.

"and do i look Polish?
who cares ppl...."

Well, it's obvious that I do. If you don't, why respond?

Calicoe- you look like a polish girl i know Agneshka
so yeah in my oppinion you do

Thank you for your feedback. It could be that I resemble my Hungarian side more, or my biological father's side. Since I am adopted and have not been to either country yet, this is but one way I have of seeking out questions of identity.


Thanks for your feedback bohobabe.

your welcome

Hi Calicoe
Try not to get too mixed up over your ancestry. My Mother was adopted and the search for her roots literally drove her mad. It’s always nice to know where you come from and have family stories retold. I had that on my dad’s side but my mother would always stiffen during the retellings.

Yeah, thanks Barney. But, that's easy for you to say because you weren't adopted.

It doesn't matter.
Do your searches and good luck :-)

Have you taken a DNA test to find out what your mtDNA haplogroup is?

The only thing I can say about your look is that your eyebrows look European because of their light color.

No, I haven't taken one yet but I'd love to do so. I also have ancestry from Hungary and Arawak Indians, so I'd love to see why my haplogroup will show.

Edit: I tried to upload another picture, but my files are too big.

Calicoe, i have a Polish friend who looks a bit like you... dark brown eyes, blond hair and high cheeks... but sometimes it's hard to say what nationality somebody is only by looks...

I know. I'm sorry to seem self-absorbed. I'm not. It's just that the curiosity gets to me sometimes. I am from New York but currently living in DC, so I will have to seek some of them out (Poles in NY). Thanks for your thoughtful responses.

well i figure i should get in on this too.. Do i look polish?

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Yes. Very much so.

I guess you are now going to tell us that you are not. :)