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

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Jaraszkiewicz - POLISH ROOTS

CAN ANYONE HELP WITH INFORMATION ON MEANING AND ORIGINS OF MY SURNAME? FATHER WAS A POLISH SOLDIER STATIONED IN UK INWW2.HE WAS BORN IN POSADOWO, POZNAN REGION IN 1920. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP. DZIEKUJE.KASIA.

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

Any information on my surname JARASZKIEWICZ. My father was born in the Poznan area but where did the name originate? I've heard it could have come from further east, towards Russia. Taking off the ending ,kiewicz/son of, what is the nearest meaning of JARASZ? My Polish grandmother's surname was KAPOLA. Are there any clues to where this may have originated. It sounds foreign to Poland! All help greatly appreciated. Thank you. Catherine /Kasia from Scotland.