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Re: The meaning of the surname Murek

Agnieszka Pawlus — Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:14 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:14 am

Richard,

Some additional information about Murek surname:

From Hoffman's Polish surnames: Murek can mean “little wall” [St], also
from dialect murek is a “gloomy fellow" (this is the same explanation that Gilbero gave you).

In 2002 there were 598 individuals using the surname Murek living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Murek

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

Sources

Re: The meaning of the surname Murek

Anonymous — Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:34 pm

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:34 pm

richardmurek wrote:

Does anyone know the meaning of the surname "Murek"..thank you.

Murek - 1494 w grupie nazwisk pochodzących od mur, też od podstawy mor-; od gwarowego murek ‘człowiek ponury’.

http://www.stankiewicze.com/index.php?kat=44&sub=814

Gilberto

Re: The meaning of the surname Murek

richardmurek — Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:07 pm

Author: richardmurek

Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:07 pm

Does anyone know the meaning of the surname "Murek"..thank you.