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| Below is a list of each surname, with a rough indication of pronunciation in parentheses, followed by the total number of Polish citizens by that name as of 1990, the provinces in which the largest numbers lived in that year, and what info I have on the surname meaning. |
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| Surnames in the form of "ewski" usually refer to "one from", referring to a place name that may or may not have various suffixes dropped when the "ewski" was added. Info below was provided by William F. Hoffman, Author of " _Polish Surnames- Orgins and Meanings". Grudniewski (grood-N'YEV-skee) 1,042; Kielce 301, Radom 99, Warsaw 88. "One from Grudniewo" Lijewski (lee-YEFF-skee) 333; Pila 134, Poznan 75. "One from Lijewo" Wnukowski (v'noo-KOFF-skee) 982; Radom 190, Suwalki 160, Wloclawek 114. "One from Wnuki or Wnukowo", also "kin of the granson" since Wnuk means "grandson". MORE TO COME!!!!!!!!!! |
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