Re: Domagalski versus Magalski

katarzyna_t — Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:01 am

Author: katarzyna_t

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:01 am

mago wrote:

I find my surname sometimes written as Domagalski and sometimes Magalski. In my family tree research using DNA I am connected to Domagalski and Magalski. Are these two separate surnames ?

Does, “Do” proceeding a surname have any meaning or significance? As in some cultures an addition to a surname could mean, “son of” or some other meaning of identity.

I’ve research church records in South Bend Indiana and my great grandparents family has recorded births, baptisms etc..with Domagalski and sometimes Magalski.

Hello mago!

Accordingly to "Hoffman's Polish surnames" Domagalski and Magalski are two separate surnames with different origins.

Surname Domagalski comes from Polish domagać się - "to demand"
It is more popular than Magalski surname in today's Poland. See the distribution map: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Domagalski

Listen how Domagalski surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button):https://translate.google.pl/?hl=pl#view=home&op=translate&sl=pl&tl=en&text=Domagalski

Click here https://polishorigins.com/?s=Domagalski&x=0&y=0 to check what can be found about your surname in the PolishOrigins Databases. In our Surnames Database you will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Domagalski surname.

Surname Magalski might come from Polish mag - "magus, wise man", or from archaic word magać - "to be able".
Here you can find a map of this surname distribution: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Magalski

Listen how Magalski surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.pl/?hl=pl#view=home&op=translate&sl=pl&tl=en&text=Magalski

See what records with this surname are available in Geneteka: https://geneszukacz.genealodzy.pl/index.php?search_lastname=Magalski&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&bdm=&url1=&w=&lang=pol&op=se

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Best regards,
Katarzyna

Domagalski versus Magalski

mago — Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:31 am

Author: mago

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:31 am

I find my surname sometimes written as Domagalski and sometimes Magalski. In my family tree research using DNA I am connected to Domagalski and Magalski. Are these two separate surnames ?

Does, “Do” proceeding a surname have any meaning or significance? As in some cultures an addition to a surname could mean, “son of” or some other meaning of identity.

I’ve research church records in South Bend Indiana and my great grandparents family has recorded births, baptisms etc..with Domagalski and sometimes Magalski.

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