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gdeborski

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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:08 pm Post subject:

Helping a friend with her Polish Roots and would like to tell her a little about the following names:
Zarembski or Zarębski
Babś
Szarzyński
Książkiewicz
Durlak
Gałuszka

Gary D.

Agnieszka Pawlus
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 2:29 am Post subject:

Gary,

Zarembski vel Zarębski is from Polish zaręba, zarąb, “clearing, place cleared by cutting down
brush,” zarąbać, “to hack, chop; to kill with a side arm,” there was also Zaręba coat of arms.

In 2002 there were 5149 individuals using the surname Zarębski/Zarębska living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Zar%C4%99bski .

There were 822 people bearing the surname Zarembski, see the maps: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Zarembski

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/zar%C4%99bski and https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/zar%C4%99bska .

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Agnieszka Pawlus
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 2:41 am Post subject:

Babś is coming from dialect baba "woman". In 2002 there were only 63 people bearing this surname in Poland: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Bab%C5%9B.

Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Bab%C5%9B.

Szarzyński is toponym from several place names: Szarzyn in Pomorskie Voievodeship, or Sarzyn, in Mazowieckie voievodeship, or
Sarzyna, in Podkarpackie voievodeship.

In 2002 there were 1229 individuals using the surname Szarzyński/Szarzyńska living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Szarzy%C5%84ski .

In the old Poland there was a noble familiy of Szarzyński, coat of arms Junosza, living in Płock area as well as in Ruthenia in 1584.

Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Szarzy%C5%84ski and https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Szarzy%C5%84ska.

Książkiewicz surname was already explained here: http://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=15156#15156

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Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 2:53 am Post subject:

Durlak is from Polish dialect word dyrlać, “to grumble, nag”.

In 2002 there were 963 individuals using the surname Durlak living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Durlak .

Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#en/pl/Durlak .

Gałuszka is from Latin name Gallus, in some cases Gall, “Frenchman”
or galić, “to serve, favor,” or gała, “sphere, ball” or gałka, “knob”.

In 2002 there were 4867 individuals using the surname Gałuszka living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Ga%C5%82uszka

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Ga%C5%82uszka .

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