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

What is the meaning and origin of the surname Pucykowicz ?

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

Pucykowicz Is written in Polish, from Russian to English it would be Puchikovich and in the Belarusian Latin script Pučikovič. I'm wanting to find out the meaning and origin. If anyone can help it would be great ! Thank you

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

Thank you.

How do you pronounce PUCYKOWICZ in Polish? Is the surname of Polish or Ruthenian origin?

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

Out of curiousity What makes PUCYKOWICZ Polish in origin and not Belarusian or Russian? Is it the Start of the surname pucyk or the ending owicz? I'm very interested to know how it works.

Thanks again!

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

The family memeber who surname is PUCYKOWICZ was from the Kresy region. Does that change anything ?

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

What makes it Polish other than its written in the Polish alphabet and not Cyrillic?

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

dominicB

How did you come to the conclusion that PUCYKOWICZ is a rare Polish surname and originally from the Krosno area?

gumishu

Are you claiming PUCYKOWICZ is a Polish noble surname? I don't see how those comments relate to the question. Can you please elaborate?

Thank you all for your time and assistance

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

Many famous "Poles by nationality" we're ethnically Ruthenian. Tadeusz Kościuszko is a great example.

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

Who is a Pole? Make makes someone Polish?

People ask questions about surnames on this thread and get told the origin and meaning of their surname. Like the person above with the surname Gryszczuk it's ruthenian but that doesn't make it not Polish. That person could be 100% Polish.

Language / Short Polish<->English translations [1040]

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