Language / -ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help [185]

Oh yes, definitely. :)

Language / -ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help [185]

Yeah, -wicz goes for Tatar surnames as well. :)

There's always been a big dispute whether Mickiewicz was Polish or Lithuanian writer. He is also said to have some Tatar roots, and this would explain the origin of his surname.

So -icz is probably a polonised form of -ièius, I guess.

Language / -ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help [185]


Well, this is what my professor told us. -icz ending belongs to Lithuanian and Belorussian surnames, whereas -uk ending is typically Ukrainian. Let's say.. Adam Mickiewicz, for example. Of course, we're talking about contemporary Polish surnames now.

As far as I remember, -icz originates from Kievan Rus, but nowadays, this ending is quite common among Poles of Lithuanian descent. As we know, Belarus and Lithuania had very close ties during the course of history, so the origin of the surname depends on where the ancestors of yours lived and also, where they moved (or were forced to move to).

So yeah, what I mentioned was the contemporary aspect only.

Language / -ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help [185]

Just like Buzz mentioned above, -icz is the Lithuanian ending of a surname, as far as I know.

Language / Declensions, prepositions and pronouns [16]

He is so fluent..! Impressive.