Does anyone know the Polish version of surname Walker or anything close it may have been changed from ? I have an Andrew Walker born in Poland 1855,lived in Sheridan Ny,Thanks
Walker (Andrew) - Polish version?
Surname Walker in Poland is "Wędrowiec" ....according to that link anyways...
There were different ways immirgants Anglicised their hard-to-pronounce Polish surnames. One was to choose a similar-sounding English name. If it was Walker, then perhaps its original form had been one of the following: Walkoski, Walkosz, Walkoś, Walkowiak, Walkowicz, Walkowiec, Walkownik, Walkus or Walkusz.
Another way was to translate the general meaning. Since walk in Polish is chodzić, it migth have been something like Chodek, Chodak, Chodziło, Chodkiewicz, Chodakowski, Chodziński, etc.
Another way was to translate the general meaning. Since walk in Polish is chodzić, it migth have been something like Chodek, Chodak, Chodziło, Chodkiewicz, Chodakowski, Chodziński, etc.