Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:11 am
Post subject: research in Poland
Have a question regarding names and the spelling, a branch of my tree started out with the surname Narucki and has morphed into Narudzki. Research has conflicting clues, yet my gut feeling says (2) different families. Research thru Genetka does not show the name Narudzki. Any thoughts? The search area is Podlaskie. Many thanks in advance for any light that may be shed on this subject.
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:09 am
Post subject: Re: research in Poland
adamsam wrote: | Have a question regarding names and the spelling, a branch of my tree started out with the surname Narucki and has morphed into Narudzki. Research has conflicting clues, yet my gut feeling says (2) different families. Research thru Genetka does not show the name Narudzki. Any thoughts? The search area is Podlaskie. Many thanks in advance for any light that may be shed on this subject. |
Hi Adamsam,
In a very recent post on the Latin translation thread, Dave referred to Fred Hoffman's book Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings which would be a good resource for addressing your question.
Without consulting the book, I will offer my "best guess" based on the sound of the two spellings you wrote here. I think that these two names were the same, if you're talking mid-1800s or so.
Looking at Geneteka (which is a very incomplete database), I see how rare these names are. There are many more people there with the Narewski surname (not surprising, given the Narew River) and it would be interesting to find out if your Narucki/Narudzki branched off from Narewski earlier on.
Your best bet is to gather as many documents on your ancestors as you can in a step-by-step process going backwards in time. It's the only reliable way of knowing how your name changed with time.
Good luck resolving it,
Sophia
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:54 pm
Post subject: Re: research in Poland
Sophia wrote: | adamsam wrote: | Have a question regarding names and the spelling, a branch of my tree started out with the surname Narucki and has morphed into Narudzki. Research has conflicting clues, yet my gut feeling says (2) different families. Research thru Genetka does not show the name Narudzki. Any thoughts? The search area is Podlaskie. Many thanks in advance for any light that may be shed on this subject. |
Hi Adamsam,
In a very recent post on the Latin translation thread, Dave referred to Fred Hoffman's book Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings which would be a good resource for addressing your question.
Without consulting the book, I will offer my "best guess" based on the sound of the two spellings you wrote here. I think that these two names were the same, if you're talking mid-1800s or so.
Looking at Geneteka (which is a very incomplete database), I see how rare these names are. There are many more people there with the Narewski surname (not surprising, given the Narew River) and it would be interesting to find out if your Narucki/Narudzki branched off from Narewski earlier on.
Your best bet is to gather as many documents on your ancestors as you can in a step-by-step process going backwards in time. It's the only reliable way of knowing how your name changed with time.
Good luck resolving it,
Sophia |
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:28 am
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If you are looking for your ancestors in Podlasie you should try this:
https://genpod.projektpodlasie.pl/
They have more records than Geneteka but remember to type male and female version of the surname.
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