https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland en-EN (c) Copyright 2026 by PolishOrigins(TM) Forum forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Forum) forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Webmaster) Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:04:55 +0200 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:04:55 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB2 RSS Syndication Mod by Lucas 1 http://forum.polishorigins.com/templates/sephia/images/rss2.png https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=15139#15139 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1341'>blne</a><br /><br /> Posted: Tue May 06, 2014 4:41 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> My relatives' surname was Zaucha, with several different spellings Zanucha, Zatucha in the church records. Then their name changes to Perz also with several spellings Pyz, Peis, Pyrz, Pez, etc. These records extend from 1731 to today. From 1896 -1976 one of my grandfather's sisters still was known by Zaucha, but my grandfather was Perz as were most other relatives by that time. <br /> How can brother and sister have different last names? Why does the family have two different surnames? Why are they spelled so many ways? https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=15139#15139 blne Tue May 06, 2014 4:41 pm https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=15139#15139