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td85

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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 12:27 am Post subject: Fizio

Hi everyone,

Could anyone help me with this name? I found out recently that one of my direct ancestors was named Constantine Fizio, from the village of Posada Rybotycka. I've only ever been able to find the name in this village, so I wonder if it could be a variant of something else like Pisio or Pyzio? I appreciate any help!

BarbOslo
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 1:28 am Post subject:

Hi,
Check also the surnames Puzio or Pyzio.
-Barb

td85

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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:22 am Post subject:

BarbOslo wrote:

Hi,
Check also the surnames Puzio or Pyzio.
-Barb

Thanks, Barb! Will do.

A (Michal) Fizio can be found in the village as far back as 1726. Pretty interesting.
https://spisypoddanych.blogspot.com/search?q=fizio

Sophia
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:51 am Post subject: Re: Fizio

td85 wrote:

Hi td85 and Barb,

I checked the online search engine that was put together with data from Professor Rymut, which provides surnames as used in Poland in the 1990s (derived from the PESEL system). It is particularly helpful because it shows the voivodeship that the names were from and at that time, Poland had 49 voivodeships so it is much more specific than today's 16 voivodeships.

The name Fizio appears on that list, with 18 people using the surname (wow! that is rare!) and the breakdown is this: 1 in Poznańskie, 5 in Przemyskie and 12 in Wrocławskie.

I noticed there is also the name Fizia, still rare, with a total of 306 people using that surname. They were: 300 in Katowickie, 4 in Lubelskie, 1 in Pr and 1 in Tarnobrzeskie.

One would expect some movement of people over the decades between when your Constantine Fizio was around and the 1990s, but at least you get some idea of the distribution of the name and its rarity.

There is a contributor to the forum, MikeP, who has in the past offered to look up surnames in Hoffman's book. Here is a link to one of those conversations, and you may consider sending him a private message to ask if he will look up Fizio for you: https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=71185&highlight=hoffman#71185

Best regards,
Sophia

td85

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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 6:46 am Post subject: Re: Fizio

Sophia wrote:

td85 wrote:

Thank you so much, Sophia! I think I'll do that.

I see on https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/ that the name's still found near Posada Rybotycka, in Rybotycze and Przemyśl. There are also individuals in Wroclaw.

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