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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:45 am Post subject: Surma, Czarnota and Prysbta (I think)

Surma was my maiden name and the other two names belong to my granmother and great-grandmother I believe. Can anyone tell me the origins of these names please?
Thanks Lucy

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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 2:24 am Post subject:

Lucy,

Surma is from Polish surma- “ancient wind instrument”, “trumpet”.

In 2002 there were 7054 individuals using the surname Surma living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Surma.

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

Click here http://polishorigins.com/?s=Surma&x=9&y=4 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 Surma surname.

Czarnota is from Polish czarny- „black” or dialect czarnaty- „not entirely black”.

In 2002 there were 5218 individuals using the surname Czarnota living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Czarnota.

In the old Poland there was a noble family of Czarnota in Lublin area in 1697.

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

Click here http://polishorigins.com/?s=Czarnota&x=6&y=7 to check what can be found about this surname in the PolishOrigins Databases. In our Surnames Database you will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Czarnota surname.

Prysbta might be misspelled Przystał or Prystasz from Polish przystać- „przystać, “to cohere, fit, be suitable, join”.

In 2002 there were 595 individuals using the surname Przystał living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Przysta%C5%82

There were only 133 people bearing the surname Prystasz, see the map: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Prystasz

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

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