NanasGirl
6 Nov 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
Hi. I have several Polish last names from my mostly Polish ancestors that are still a bit of a mystery to me.
My Dad's family was Nowak, possibly originally Nowakowski, which I've heard means "newcomer". There are rumors that they were originally from Czechoslovakia, although they were living outside of Warsaw when they immigrated to the U.S. My Dad's grandmother on his Dad's side was named Anna Stellar. Is Stellar a Polish last name?
On my Mom's side her Dad was Strzelecki - does that mean "rifleman"? My grandfather's mother's last name was Detmar. Does anyone know what nationality Detmar might be? She was born in the late 1860's in Poland in the Russian controlled portion although there were rumors she was actually born in France (her first name was Francesca).
My Mom's Mom was a Kalkowski. It was originally Kalkalskaus (Lithuanian) which was changed to Kalkowski by my great grandfather who was born in Vilnius. My grandmother's mom was a Juchniewicz and they were supposedly ethnically Polish, even though they were born in Belarus. Does anyone know what Kalkalskaus or Juchniewicz mean?
Hi. I have several Polish last names from my mostly Polish ancestors that are still a bit of a mystery to me.
My Dad's family was Nowak, possibly originally Nowakowski, which I've heard means "newcomer". There are rumors that they were originally from Czechoslovakia, although they were living outside of Warsaw when they immigrated to the U.S. My Dad's grandmother on his Dad's side was named Anna Stellar. Is Stellar a Polish last name?
On my Mom's side her Dad was Strzelecki - does that mean "rifleman"? My grandfather's mother's last name was Detmar. Does anyone know what nationality Detmar might be? She was born in the late 1860's in Poland in the Russian controlled portion although there were rumors she was actually born in France (her first name was Francesca).
My Mom's Mom was a Kalkowski. It was originally Kalkalskaus (Lithuanian) which was changed to Kalkowski by my great grandfather who was born in Vilnius. My grandmother's mom was a Juchniewicz and they were supposedly ethnically Polish, even though they were born in Belarus. Does anyone know what Kalkalskaus or Juchniewicz mean?