Jacnbox 1 | - 29 Apr 2010 #1I have been able to trace my family back to Wara, Poland during the mid 1850s. Zubko was my grandfather's name. I would be interested if anyone know of these families, meanings of the names, any info,...if relatives still live in Wara.Thanks!
Polonius3 993 | 12,357 29 Apr 2010 #2ZUBKO: Ruthenian for little tooth; descriptive or topo from ZubkiSKUBISZ: root-word skubać (to pluck, pick at, pinch); maybe topo from SkubiankaTORUŃ: from the North Poland city by that name or a plant (mugwort, motherwort)?TYKA: bean or hop pole; figuratively -a tall gangly person; or topo from Tykówka or Tykocin
katiebrit - | 2 23 Jun 2010 #3My Mother's family name is Zubko. My Mother, Helena, came from a small village called Orzechowko near Torun.
dpzubkosr - | 1 1 Jan 2011 #4very intewresting! I have ties to both Zubko and Skubish and Wara Poland~I'd be interested in communicating with you further if you are so inclined!! I couldn't reply to your post on here cuz of their requirements on this site! But I can be contacted at hotmail! hope to hear from you!
katiebrit44 - | 1 2 Jan 2011 #6It seems I'm not allowed to email you on this site until I have 4 posts. Crazy!!!My email is katiebrit44@aol.com. Please feel free to communicate.
Daniel Santos 1 Mar 2011 #7Hi, I'm brazilian and my mother's last name is Skubisz. I know she is descendent of polish immigrants. My e-mail is danielqsantos@gmail. Bye!