Genealogy / Polish Gypsy Roots & Roma ancestors in their families [205]

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Gypsy Heritage from Poland

I believe that my ancestors were Polish Gypsy, immigrating to the U.S. through Austria-Hungary in the 1880s. Like most immigrating Eastern Europeans, they went to industrial pockets in the U.S. and worked industrial labor jobs. My ancestors worked in the coal mines south of Pittsburgh, Pa. and I believe that there were a lot of Polish Gypsies who settled in that area. Does anyone else share this heritage? Does the name Kallop sound Polish, or is it a Hungarian name? Thank you ---

Genealogy / Polish Gypsy Roots & Roma ancestors in their families [205]

I am third-generation American but I believe that I come from Polish Gypsy family that immigrated to the U.S. They were 'runaway' Gypsies....never wanted anyone to know anything about them. They assimilated into the population. Since a small child, I always believed there were Gypsies in my family. I am not sure why I knew this, but perhaps my grandmother said something to me as a little girl. When I had an mtDNA test done, I discovered that I am U3b which is one of the predominant haplogroups of Polish, Lithuanian, and Spanish Roma. I believe there are a lot of us in the U.S. who descend from 'runaway' Gypsies. My people were small, dark-skinned, and dark-haired and they were somehow involved in circus business. They were Polish-speaking.

Genealogy / Polish Romani (gypsy) surnames [64]

I am pretty sure my ancestors were Polish Roma. Their name was Kallop or Kallap which I am told is Hungarian. They were Polish-speaking, and my mtDNA is identified with Polish Romani population. Any guesses whether this surname could be Polish Romani?