Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]

wow guys thanks for helping me :) seanus i cant use PM because im new and haven't posted enough messages i guess lol

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]

Please help me find the origin of "pasek" family name.
Hi is there anyway you guys and gals can tell by my last name what part of poland my family is from or if it was changed when my great grandparents immigrated to the US? my uncle mentioned a place krakow but not sure of it as we both have absolutely no clue about where our roots are from.

also i am going to go to school in poland in a couple of years and wounder would i be considered polish from my roots/ heritage or just another outsider?

Genealogy / Polish person's average height? [210]

im 3rd gen american and am very short(5'8" or 172 cm) comapred to others my age(20) im half polish and half german. I hate it cause people think im 16 years old. am i normal to polish standards?