Surname oniszk

4 Sep 2008 / #1

Has anyone got any idea where this surname originates? im guessing its a Slavic country

i have two friends(brothers) with this surname from my school years and i was curious

McCoy 27 | 1,268

4 Sep 2008 / #2

may be polish. there are 420 ppl with this surname in PL

Polonius3 993 | 12,357

4 Sep 2008 / #3

It is derived from the Ukrainian first name Onysym (borrowed centuries ago from a Greek name meaning useful). It appears in surnames in various forms (Onisko, Onyszczyk, Onyszkiewicz, etc.) throuhgout the Slavonic nations.

OP theMISSIONARY 3 | 15

5 Sep 2008 / #4

thanks as Google could not find much on the name its self