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                                        <title>Re: Zarembski, Babś, Szarzyński, Książkiewicz, Durlak, Gałuszka</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=2826'&gt;Agnieszka Pawlus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 2:53 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Durlak&lt;/span&gt; is from Polish dialect word &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;dyrlać&lt;/span&gt;, “to grumble, nag”.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2002 there were 963 individuals using the surname Durlak living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Durlak&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Durlak&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;
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Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#en/pl/Durlak&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://translate.google.com/#en/pl/Durlak&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Gałuszka&lt;/span&gt; is from Latin name Gallus, in some cases &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;Gall&lt;/span&gt;, “Frenchman”&lt;br /&gt;
 or &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;galić&lt;/span&gt;, “to serve, favor,” or &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;gała&lt;/span&gt;, “sphere, ball” or &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;gałka&lt;/span&gt;, “knob”.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2002 there were 4867 individuals using the surname Gałuszka living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Ga%C5%82uszka&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Ga%C5%82uszka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ga%C5%82uszka&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ga%C5%82uszka&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://polishorigins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=577#577&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Sources &lt;/a&gt;</description>
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                                        <author>Agnieszka Pawlus</author>
                                        <pubDate>Thu May 12, 2016 2:53 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Zarembski, Babś, Szarzyński, Książkiewicz, Durlak, Gałuszka</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=2826'&gt;Agnieszka Pawlus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 2:41 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Babś&lt;/span&gt; is coming from dialect &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;baba&lt;/span&gt; &amp;quot;woman&amp;quot;. In 2002 there were only 63 people bearing this surname in Poland: &lt;a href=&quot;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Bab%C5%9B&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Bab%C5%9B&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Bab%C5%9B&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Bab%C5%9B&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Szarzyński&lt;/span&gt; is toponym from several place names: Szarzyn in Pomorskie Voievodeship, or Sarzyn, in Mazowieckie voievodeship, or&lt;br /&gt;
Sarzyna, in Podkarpackie voievodeship. &lt;br /&gt;
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In 2002 there were 1229 individuals using the surname Szarzyński/Szarzyńska living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Szarzy%C5%84ski&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Szarzy%C5%84ski&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;
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In the old Poland there was a noble familiy of Szarzyński, coat of arms Junosza, living in Płock area as well as in Ruthenia in 1584.&lt;br /&gt;
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Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Szarzy%C5%84ski&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Szarzy%C5%84ski&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Szarzy%C5%84ska&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Szarzy%C5%84ska&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Książkiewicz&lt;/span&gt; surname was already explained here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=15156#15156&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;http://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=15156#15156&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://polishorigins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=577#577&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Sources &lt;/a&gt;</description>
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                                        <author>Agnieszka Pawlus</author>
                                        <pubDate>Thu May 12, 2016 2:41 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Zarembski, Babś, Szarzyński, Książkiewicz, Durlak, Gałuszka</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=2826'&gt;Agnieszka Pawlus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 2:29 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Gary,&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;Zarembski vel Zarębski&lt;/span&gt; is from Polish &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;zaręba, zarąb&lt;/span&gt;, “clearing, place cleared by cutting down&lt;br /&gt;
brush,” &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic&quot;&gt;zarąbać&lt;/span&gt;, “to hack, chop; to kill with a side arm,” there was also Zaręba coat of arms.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2002 there were 5149 individuals using the surname Zarębski/Zarębska living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Zar%C4%99bski&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Zar%C4%99bski&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;
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There were 822 people bearing the surname Zarembski, see the maps: &lt;a href=&quot;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Zarembski&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Zarembski&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/zar%C4%99bski&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/zar%C4%99bski&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/zar%C4%99bska&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/zar%C4%99bska&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://polishorigins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=577#577&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; class=&quot;postlink&quot;&gt;Sources &lt;/a&gt;</description>
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                                        <author>Agnieszka Pawlus</author>
                                        <pubDate>Thu May 12, 2016 2:29 am</pubDate>
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                                        <title>Re: Zarembski, Babś, Szarzyński, Książkiewicz, Durlak, Gałuszka</title>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=1849'&gt;gdeborski&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:08 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Helping a friend with her Polish Roots and would like to tell her a little about the following names:&lt;br /&gt;
Zarembski or Zarębski&lt;br /&gt;
Babś&lt;br /&gt;
Szarzyński&lt;br /&gt;
Książkiewicz&lt;br /&gt;
Durlak&lt;br /&gt;
Gałuszka&lt;br /&gt;
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Gary D.</description>
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                                        <author>gdeborski</author>
                                        <pubDate>Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:08 pm</pubDate>
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