My polish surnames: RUSIN PALUCH LAS BAFIJA WALOS KMIOTEK MAKOWSKI BUDZ TARAS GASIENICA WACH all near Nowy Targ, Gron, Bialka, Zakopane. Email me directly at
bgetya2 (at) aim (dot) com Thanks Bill
RUSIN - Ruthenian
PALUCH - big finger
LAS - wood, forest
BAFIJA - ??
WALOŚ - pet form of Walenty or Walerian
KMIOTEK - little peasant
MAKOWSKI - the bloke from Maków (Poppyville)
BUD- - Russian foir bądź (imeprative of to be)
TARAS - Ukrainian first name
GĄSIENICA - caterpillar