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) Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:37:25 +0200 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:37:25 +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=27487#27487 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2826'>Agnieszka Pawlus</a><br /><br /> Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 4:59 am<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Tia,<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold">Ociepka</span> comes from Polish archaic word <span style="font-style: italic">ociepka</span>, “small sheaf, bundle”.<br /> <br /> In 2002 there were 1881 individuals using the surname Ociepka living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: <a href="https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Ociepka" target="_blank" class="postlink">https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Ociepka</a><br /> <br /> Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): <a href="https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ociepka" target="_blank" class="postlink">https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ociepka</a><br /> <br /> There was famous Polish primitivist painter Teofil Ociepka <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teofil_Ociepka" target="_blank" class="postlink">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teofil_Ociepka</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polishorigins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=577#577" target="_blank" class="postlink">Sources </a> https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=27487#27487 Agnieszka Pawlus Thu May 12, 2016 4:59 am https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=27487#27487 https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=26964#26964 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4824'>lebailey</a><br /><br /> Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:49 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Trying to determine the origin of Ociepka. Would it be derived from ocie= gold or possibly the town Ocieka or Ocieseki? Not 100% sure on how the name would breakdown. TIA <img src="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" /> https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=26964#26964 lebailey Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:49 pm https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=26964#26964