Genealogy / Surnames Gall / Figura / Odrowaz [34]

Petin...The related word péteur means farter or sorry individual, a miserable excuse for a human being.

So one of my family surnames means to break wind??? How wonderful :(

Genealogy / Surnames Gall / Figura / Odrowaz [34]

Excellent, will do!
Wow! Zakopane is really south- a friend told me that there are 2 places considered Odrowaz- soooo confusing!

Genealogy / Surnames Gall / Figura / Odrowaz [34]

Thanks so much- will do! I'm a history lover as it is so I'll find some books on it.

Ironically, as I was taking a look around here at some of the other threads- I think I may 'know' someone here- to that person- odd isn't it that we meet again & yes, I know that Figura is the name of an actress in Poland. ;)

So you're saying I have a better chance of finding out about the Gall side since there are fewer?

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Surnames Petin, Zmuda, Cepil, Gall, Figura, & Stafiera

I have the least Polish sounding surnames in my family! Here's what I do know, I have a Zofia Zmuda marrying a Jan Stafiera and a Anastazje Cepil marrying a Wincenty Figura.

Bronislawa Stafiera was born in 1887 in Odrowaz, Poland and Jozef Figura was born in 1882 also in Odrowaz. They were married in 1905 in Chicago and had my grandfather.

The Petin and Gall sides come from my grandmother- my grandmother's maiden name was Gall. Her mother, we believe was named Mary and she was married to an Alexander Gall but it was her second marriage. My own mother says that she was told growing up that the first husband's name was Gall as well.

If anyone has any information to share or suggest, please send it my way!
Thanks!