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Re: Szczypka, Ciszkowski, Franckowska, Frontczak

kjgrzywinski — Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:10 am

Author: kjgrzywinski

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:10 am

Thank You both for providing a little background on the Fronczyk name. I know little about my maternal grandmother as I did not know of her until the last few years. My grandfather Jan Ciszkowski remarried and I only knew of his second wife as my grandmother. But here is what I learned of Marrianna Franckowska (as it is spelled on their marriage record and her death record) or Fronczyk as it is spelled elsewhere.
Father: Ignatius Froczkowski (Fronczak), Mother: Marcianna Pawlowska
Born:1893 in Poland
Death:19 October 1922 (at age 29), Buried:Detroit, MI Mt Olivet Cemetery; Sec 53, Tier 16, Grave 358
Arrived in US in 1911 (per 1920 census)
Married: Jan Ciskowski, 25 September 1911, St Cantius Church, Chicago, IL
Children:
Zofia-DOB: 13 February 1913 in Chicago, IL - Holy Innocents Church
Stephanie-DOB: 5 December 1916 in Detroit, MI – St Josaphat Church
Eugenia-DOB: 29 November 1918 in Detroit, MI – St Josaphat Church

She lived in Chicago from 1911, married, then some time after Sofia was born in 1913 and before Stephanie was born in 1916 moved to Detroit, MI and remained there until her death in 1922.
Because my grandfather always told us we were from Weilkopolski I am to assume perhaps Marianna was born near there also.
Thank you again for your assistance.

Re: Szczypka, Ciszkowski, Franckowska, Frontczak

EANWhitson — Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:09 am

Author: EANWhitson

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:09 am

Thank you, Aga. I have an older second or third cousin who came to the US in the 1960s from the Nur area. She lived in a city near there. I cannot remember the spelling, but it is something that begins with Cien.... She remembers taking a train to visit my great grandmother and great aunt. I also found that my great grandfather's (Fronczyk's husband) family has lived there for over a century! Luckily, many records are now available online and I am waiting for birth records from my great grandfather to connect dots. His name was Reczko. There is a "mayor" in a town near there that is a relative. I haven't found a connection yet, but he seems to remember the names I gave him. However, genealogy must not be big on his list as he has only contacted me once.

I haven't found my great grandmother's records yet, nor their marriage record, much to my dismay. I've looked in the Nur records at GenBaza. If anyone knows of any other parishes that might be close by Nur that I should check, it would be much appreciated.

Re: Szczypka, Ciszkowski, Franckowska, Frontczak

Agnieszka Pawlus — Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:15 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:15 am

EANWhitson,

The surname Fronczyk accordingly to William F. Hoffman's , Polish Surnames has also its roots in given name Franciszek but it is functioning as a different surname.

In 2002 there were 633 individuals using the surname Fronczyk living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Fronczyk As I can see there are some people bearing this surname in Nur area.

Re: Szczypka, Ciszkowski, Franckowska, Frontczak

EANWhitson — Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:33 pm

Author: EANWhitson

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 5:33 pm

Interesting. I have family that spelled the name Fronczyk. I have found other family spelled it Fronczak. Wondering if it is the same name. My family comes from the Nur area.

Re: Szczypka, Ciszkowski, Franckowska, Frontczak

kjgrzywinski — Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:02 am

Author: kjgrzywinski

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:02 am

Thank you for all the research you have done on my family name(s). This is the first time I have gotten any clues and I will check all the information you have sent to me.
Once again my deepest thanks!

Surname: Franckowska

Agnieszka Pawlus — Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:22 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:22 am

Franckowska/Franckowski comes from Polish given name Franciszek or Latin Franciscus “member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks”, there was also a word frant “sly fellow, wise guy”.

In 2002 there were only 146 individuals using the surname Franckowska/Franckowski living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Franckowski

Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Franckowska and http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Franckowski .

Frontczak comes from Polish word front, “front, foremost position”.

In 2002 there were only 2414 individuals using the surname Frontczak living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here:[url] https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Frontczak [/url]

And here in PolishOrigins Surnames Database you will find other PolishOrigins members interested in surnames Szczypka, Wydra, Ciskowski or Ciszkowski, Franckowski, Frontczak.

Sources:
William F. Hoffman, Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings (third edition)
Jerzy Seweryn Dunin Borkowski, Spis nazwisk szlachty polskiej, 1887

Surname: Ciszkowski (Ciskowski)

Agnieszka Pawlus — Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:17 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:17 am

Ciszkowski is from Polish word cichy, “quiet,” and ciszyć, “to still”
Ciskowski is from a place name Ciski, village in district Zatory in Mazowsze region http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciski

In 2002 there were 717 individuals using the surname Ciszkowski/Ciszkowska living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Ciszkowski

There were 741 people bearing the surname Ciskowski/Ciskowska, see the map: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Ciskowski

In the old Poland there was a few noble families of Ciszkowski and Ciskowski:
Ciskowski in Różan province in 1648
Ciszkowski coat of arms Trzaska in Cisk in Różan province in 1525

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ciskowski , http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ciskowska and http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ciszkowski , http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ciszkowska.

Surnames: Szczypka, Wydra

Agnieszka Pawlus — Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:09 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:09 am

Hello Kathy,
Here is some information about your grandparents’ surnames:

Szczypka is from Polish szczypa, “chip from a split log” or szczypać, “to pinch, tweak”. Szczepka has its roots in the Polish word szczap-, szczepić, “to graft,” or szczepa, “chip, sliver,” also in some cases given name Szczepan.

In 2002 there were 2066 individuals using the surname Szczypka and only 541 using the surname Szczepka living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here for Szczypka: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Szczypka and here for Szczepka: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Szczepka

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Szczypka and http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Szczepka .

Wydra from Polish wydra, “otter,” or in some cases wydrzeć, “to tear out or away, to pluck”.

In 2002 there were 4920 individuals using the surname Wydra living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Wydra .

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Wydra .

Surname information

kjgrzywinski — Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:33 pm

Author: kjgrzywinski

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 7:33 pm

I am looking for help on my grandparents Surnames:

Szczypka (Szczyepka)and Wydra from Galacia.
Ciszkowski (Ciskowski) and Franckowska (Frontczak) from Weilkopoloski

Thank you!