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Surname: GRODSKI : Need help


Grodski  
22 Mar 2008 /  #1
I am 3rd generation Polish in New York. My paternal grandfather came to New York from Poland as a young child with his parents in the early 1900's. They settled in Riverhead, Long Island which is where many Poles emigrated to and is still a thriving Polish community. I have little to no information on my Polish roots and am desperately trying to find out what area in Poland my family is from. My grandfather and my father are both deceased and when I questioned my aging grandmother (who married him!) she didn't know where from Poland his family came from. The name Grodski could have been spelled differently. If anyone has any idea of any areas where this name is common I'd be so grateful.
Wyspianska  
22 Mar 2008 /  #2
Grodski or more likely Grodzki is that?
OP Grodski  
22 Mar 2008 /  #3
We spell it Grodski but it could have been spelled otherwise many years back. I know a lot of names went through changes when people came to the US.
Czerwony Lis 1 | 33  
24 Mar 2008 /  #4
In "Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings" by Hoffman Grodski may be taken from Grocki or Grodzki. Grod can mean to enclose or fence, or fortress, city.

If you can find the original immigration information on you ancestors it will help to see if their name was changed.
Jola 7 | 71  
5 Apr 2008 /  #5
Grodski Józef, m., Giełdowa 10......... From a a telephone book of Lódż 1934
Lucyna - | 1  
6 Apr 2008 /  #6
I recommend a company: SupportInPoland.com.
They are cooperating with detectives and they are having professional genealogical searches. They look for ancestors, descendants, heirs and family souvenirs.
Polonius3 994 | 12,367  
11 Apr 2008 /  #7
Did you know there were nobles amongst the members of the Grodzki (correct spelling) clan, entiteld to use one of four different coats of arms? For more information please conatct research60@gmail

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