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

How about the surname Lucka? I've never found any information about the origin of this name other than that it originates from the name Luke.

My ancestor came from Tarnow, Poland.

Many thanks,

Kristen

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


That's interesting. I know that my ancestor lived in Tarnów and was possibly born in Rzeczyca. When he came to the US the first time, he came under the name Lucki. Do you know why he might have changed the name from masculine to feminine?

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

Here's an interesting one for you (or at least I think so):

My ancestor's name is John Lucka. He came to the US under the name Jan Lucki. On his St. Albans manifest, his father is listed as Lucka Wawrzyniac. Any idea why he would use his father's first name as his last name?

I haven't found his Canadian manifest yet, so I don't know if he arrived in Canada under Lucki or Wawrzyniac.

Many thanks as usual!

Kristen

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

I think you're right. I looked at the original manifest, and it's an "e." Also, it was written last name first (Lucka, Wawrzyniec).

Thank you!

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

How about the name Wall? I didn't know this was a Polish name!

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

How about Folwarczny? I've heard that it comes from the German word "folwark," which supposedly means farmer, though I've heard other explanations. What do you think?

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


I don't mean to be a pain in the butt, but I'm dying to know.

Many thanks!

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

Thank you! That's very interesting. My ancestor's grandfather spelled it Folwarczneho.

I'm also wondering about Gancarz and Jarosz. Szymika became Szymik at some point.

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

I found the name in his granddaughter's birth records, so you're probably right. I got the information from the Opava Archives in the Czech Republic.

Thanks again!

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

That's interesting. I took another look at the information, and this ancestor's grandparents are listed as Johann Folwarczného and Anny Kubeczkové (Kubeczkova?). Sounds like a combination of Polish and Czech?

When my ancestor was born, the city she was born in, Prostřední Suché (I've also seen Sucha Sredna), was in Austria-Hungary; today it's in the Czech Republic. Do you think these differences in spelling are the result of the differences in the Czech language?

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

I understand. I've done some further digging, and I've encountered two more names that I'd like to tell you about. One is Tabaj, and the other is Goral. I've also seen Rataj. Are these names Polish?

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

That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. What do you think about Kubeczkova? There's also someone in the family by the name of Gałgonek.