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remick

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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:58 pm Post subject: Two Surnames Banazhetz and Banyukevich?

My grandfather's passport shows two surnames: Banazhetz and Banyukevich. Why would there possible be two surnames? He signed the passport using Banuykevich. Why would he have used the later surname of the two? Thanks.

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Can you upload scan of the passport here for us to look at it Question

remick

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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:01 am Post subject: Russian Passport for Banyukevich & Banazhetz

Would someone be able to tell me why my grandfather's passport has two surnames Banazhetz and Banyukevich? He signed the passport as Banyukevich. Do you know the origins of these surnames? Thanks.

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Zenon
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:58 am Post subject:

Hi Ralph,

I consulted the Russian entry in your grandfather passport (for all, page no.2) with expert in the old Cyrillic Russian. It seems that your grandfather used two surnames. In Polish transcription they were Banażec and Baniukiewicz. The Russian word between the two surnames is most probably "oньже" which means "or, also". In Poland it happened that in official documents were recorded two surnames for example: Kowalski vel Nowak. "Vel" in Latin means "or, or else". Usually the first name meant official family name (after father) and the second name was either was nickname under which the person was commonly known or variation of the official surname.

If I could give you any advise about further research, I would focus on both surnames with emphasis on the first surname.

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