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) Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:52:05 +0200 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:52:05 +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=59924#59924 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=10015'>Trish</a><br /><br /> Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 1:08 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Hi <br /> <br /> My g.g.grandfather, Dominik Brodda, came to Pennsylvania from Peterswalde. He went by Dominik Brodowski in the USA. Is this common practice to change the surname from Brodda to Brodowski? <br /> <br /> Just curious as to why Dominik or his brother didn't keep the surname as Brodda. <br /> <br /> Thank you for your advice.<br /> Trish https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=59924#59924 Trish Mon Apr 04, 2022 1:08 pm https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=59924#59924