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Koop17   
24 May 2017
Genealogy / Kupraszewicz - Please help on my last name. [9]

I am Polish. I do not speak the language, but I am very interested in Polish culture and my heritage. My grandparents left during WWII. I have looked up my last name all over Polish name guidebooks and websites, but have not been able to come up with many informative things. Below, please see my last name. Any information you can give me would be helpful. I am not sure if it is possible to tell what it means or denotes anything about my family. I would be grateful for any information you can provide.

Kupraszewicz
Koop17   
24 May 2017
Genealogy / Kupraszewicz - Please help on my last name. [9]

Thank you so much. Yes, it is rare. My grandfather and his family are originally from Białystok.

Is there any way to make sense of what it means? In other words, "wicz" means "son of," correct? Son of Kuprasze? Or am I thinking about this all wrong?

Another question - I know some names are known to come from nobility (have family crests, are well-documented, etc.). Can I assume my family comes from a different line since I do not see it listed with those names? Just looking for any clues. Ancestry.com has nothing about my family other than my grandparents' paperwork from Ellis Island.
Koop17   
25 May 2017
Genealogy / Kupraszewicz - Please help on my last name. [9]

Racowie

Wow, looking at the pronunciation of `Kuprešanin` (read: Kupreshanin), it seems intuitive there could be a link as the first three syllables are pronounced almost exactly the same as the first three in my surname. Following that thinking, they could have changed the first part to the Polish spelling and the descendants became "icz," or "son of." Certainly something to look further into.