Genealogy / Kupraszewicz - Please help on my last name. [9]


Wow, looking at the pronunciation of `Kuprešanin` (read: Kupreshanin), it seems intuitive there could be a link as the first three syllables are pronounced almost exactly the same as the first three in my surname. Following that thinking, they could have changed the first part to the Polish spelling and the descendants became "icz," or "son of." Certainly something to look further into.

Genealogy / Kupraszewicz - Please help on my last name. [9]

Thank you so much. Yes, it is rare. My grandfather and his family are originally from Białystok.

Is there any way to make sense of what it means? In other words, "wicz" means "son of," correct? Son of Kuprasze? Or am I thinking about this all wrong?

Another question - I know some names are known to come from nobility (have family crests, are well-documented, etc.). Can I assume my family comes from a different line since I do not see it listed with those names? Just looking for any clues. Ancestry.com has nothing about my family other than my grandparents' paperwork from Ellis Island.