Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Polonius, I would remain silent in case of "occupied" as I have enough of such Ukrainophobic "patriots", so I say only something about root of "Studziński". Studziński is a surname of nobility family ("szlachta") - there is no reason in looking for roots in meaning, due to fact that these surnames came from the name of settlement. "Studzić" has nothing to do with it.

Post Scriptum: There is also a surname "Gorak" as Fleetdavis mentioned. So if he said "Gorak" why are you so sure about "ó"? :)

Pawel, I'm glad I could help. Good luck in your research :)

Language / Ethnic backround of suffixes of Polish surnames [54]

I know, but I was "pointing" something strictly different. What I wanted to say, at times of existance of such surnames there was no Ukraine nor Belarus. People who lived there, and in Eastern Poland, were called Ruthenians - not Belarussians or Ukrainians. So I would rather say that these surnames are of Ruthenian origin. But it is a detail, in general I agree with you. I have Eastern Slavic surname myself (as I assume) - suffix "-uk" and Eastern name.

Language / Ethnic backround of suffixes of Polish surnames [54]

I just want to point that the surnames claimed to be of Belorussian origin were present before the existance of Belarus and Belorussian nation. So how could these surnames be of this origin?

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Pawelaustralia

Surname Rybczyński is not truly connected with a fish itselt. It is a surname created on a base of village named Rybka located in £ódź Voivodeship. Though the name of the village may be connected with a fish.

At least a page of Janusz Stankiewicz about the ethymology of Polish surnames claim so.

My surname is in general connected with name "John", though in East Slavic variant - "Ivan". It leads to thinking that some of my ancestors could be Ruthenians, especially due to the suffix -uk.