Kerchew
29 Jul 2009
Kerchew
30 Jan 2010
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
How about "Marchiel"? Very uncommon but my father isisted it was of Polish origin. (NE Poland around Byalystok)
Most have said it sounds french... but when I confronted may dad with that he became very defensive and insisted it was Polish. As I mentioned, I know it is not common at all. I wonder. He was from a small village in the north east. I'll have to come to Poland one day and do some serious searching. It's difficult from the computer. I hear local church records are a valuable source for tracing surnames.
How about "Marchiel"? Very uncommon but my father isisted it was of Polish origin. (NE Poland around Byalystok)
Most have said it sounds french... but when I confronted may dad with that he became very defensive and insisted it was Polish. As I mentioned, I know it is not common at all. I wonder. He was from a small village in the north east. I'll have to come to Poland one day and do some serious searching. It's difficult from the computer. I hear local church records are a valuable source for tracing surnames.