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Re: Przybylowicz

tprz1234 — Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:13 am

Author: tprz1234

Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:13 am

Gerald Ceasar wrote:

Does anyone know the history of the name Przybylowicz which was my paternal grandfather's last name? He came from Warsaw in 1906. He left Poland because he decided he wasn't going to serve in the Polish Russian Army

My last Name is Przybylowicz as well. It comes from a town in Poland called Lowicz. It's town about 40 minutes west of Warsaw. I visited it about 8 years ago, it was pretty tough place, but relatively intact despite the war.

Re: Przybylowicz

BobK — Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:50 pm

Author: BobK

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:50 pm

Gerald Ceasar wrote:

Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=przybylowicz
has:
Przybylowicz Name Meaning Polish (Przybylowicz): patronymic from Przybyla ‘foundling’ (see Przybyla).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
1,945 Historical Documents and Family Trees with Przybylowicz on Ancestry.com

If you type "Meaning of name Przybylowicz" int a google search, you'll get numerous websites giving you somewhat the same answers. You may find more.

Bob K.

Re: Przybylowicz

Gerald Ceasar — Sat Nov 09, 2013 12:48 pm

Author: Gerald Ceasar

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 12:48 pm

Does anyone know the history of the name Przybylowicz which was my paternal grandfather's last name? He came from Warsaw in 1906. He left Poland because he decided he wasn't going to serve in the Polish Russian Army