Ctorsak7
9 Sep 2014
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
My great grandfather was born Stanislaw Torzyk in Ksiaz Wielkopolskie. His dad is registered with the surname Torz and Torzyk. I have noted that Torz and seeming
variants are distributed throughout Europe in Hungary, Poland, Austria, Italy, and Germany. What is confusing me at the moment is I recently got back DNA tests showing
Italian lineage along the Torzyk/Torz genealogical line and seems to indicate that either my great great grandfather or his father was Italian. My great grandfather was born
1878. I have no additional data on his father, but the timelines do seem to correlate with Italy's alliance with Prussia against Austria.
My great great grandmother's surname is Mendelak.
My great grandfather was born Stanislaw Torzyk in Ksiaz Wielkopolskie. His dad is registered with the surname Torz and Torzyk. I have noted that Torz and seeming
variants are distributed throughout Europe in Hungary, Poland, Austria, Italy, and Germany. What is confusing me at the moment is I recently got back DNA tests showing
Italian lineage along the Torzyk/Torz genealogical line and seems to indicate that either my great great grandfather or his father was Italian. My great grandfather was born
1878. I have no additional data on his father, but the timelines do seem to correlate with Italy's alliance with Prussia against Austria.
My great great grandmother's surname is Mendelak.