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

Does Tatarewicz derive from a tribe of mountain Jews/Tartars? Is it a fairly popular name in Poland?

How and when were surnames officially/legally assigned in old Poland?

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

My impression was that the King's representative went about the countryside assigning names for the obvious tax collection purposes.

I was told by my Godfather that the wicz ending was indicative of the middle class in Poland and all the rest, with the exception of ski, were peasants.

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

In Edmonton, Canada there are 16 named "Kashuba" and two "Kaszuba" in the telephone directory. One is a mechanic who was popular on radio answering questions about mv problems.

History / What Hitler really thought about Poles? Hitler's letter to Himmler 1944 [111]

I don't think Poles were all that bright in not allowing Germany access to the sea. Would have meant prosperity for the region, jobs for Poles.

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

Is there any significance in the letter "i" being replaced by "y," especially in Jewish names?