Our database of surnames and villages

We’ve been fortunate to work with so many people. When we reflect on all the research we’ve done, it reminds us of how many new friends we’ve made and villages we’ve visited.

We’ve compiled over 1,600 surnames and over 180 villages that we’ve explored through our genealogy research work and made it available as a resource to help you get started in your own family research.

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Name of the Town, its Variations and misspellings
Nowadays Administrative Location in Ukraine/Poland
Administrative Location before WWI
Administrative Location in the Interwar Period
Surnames I Dealt with and Their Various Spellings

Калуш, Kalush, Kalusz

Kalush in Kalush Region, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine

Kalusz, Kalusz County, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Kalusz, Kalusz Powiat, Stanislawow, Poland

Didoszak, Didoshak, Dolynka, Dolinka, Dolenka, DoŁynka, Michal, Mihal, Widoniak, Vidoniak, Humnilowicz, Humnilowich, Humnilovich, Leszczyszyn, Leshchyshyn, Lustig, Sanheim, Strauss, Wiszomirski, Wishomirski, Vishomirskyj, Kolomijets, KoŁomijec, Kolomyjets, Hanczuk, Hanchuk, Ganchuk, Kopijczuk, Kopijchuk, Brusak, Wagil, Vagil, Wagel, Kostur, Kostycz, Kostych, Sebastian, Serbin, Han, Gan, Sofinski, Sofinskyj, Lesiw, Lesiow, LesiÓw, Nagiel, Nagel, Zurkowski, Zhurkowski, Zhurkovskyj, Wysocki, Vysotskyj

Рокитно, Рокитне, Rokytno, Rokitino, Rokytne, Rokitno , Rokitine

Rokytno in Rokytno Region, Rivne Province

Rokitno, Rovno Ujezd, Volhynia Gubernia, Russia

Rokitno, Gmina Kisorycze, Powiat Sarny, Luck, Poland

Kagan, Liftshitz, Liffshits, Liftshitz

Турія, Тур’я, Turia, Turja, Turze, Turie, Turya, Turye, Turiya, Turija

Turia in Busk Region, Lviv Province, Ukraine

Turze, County Brody, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Turze, Gmina Toporow, Powiat Radziechow, Lwow, Poland

Andruchowa, Andrukhova, Andruhowa, Bahniuk, Bakhniuk, Baymak, Bajmak, Trocyszyn, Trocyshyn, Trotsyshyn, Bereziak, Diakow, DiakÓw, Diakiv, Bodnarczuk, Bodnarchuk, Baj, Bay, Cebrowska, Cebrovska, Tsebrovska, Cilujman, Ciluyman, Tsilujman, Pidstawska, Podstawski, Pidstavskyj, Czykalski, Chykalski, Zaluzny, ZaŁuŻny, Spodaryk, Demczyk, Demchyk, Demczyszyn, Demchyshyn, Diduch, Diduh, Kostiw, KostiÓw, Kostiv, Lechow, LechÓw, Lekhiv, Leszczyszyn, Leshchyshyn, Odulak, Petryszyn, Petryshyn, Sachno, Sakhno, Fedunyszyn, Deunyshyn, Talanczuk, TaŁaŃczuk, Talanchuk, Dubas, DubaŚ, Masluk, MaŚluk, Sahan, Sagan, Prokopyszyn, Prokopyshyn, Szapala, Shapala, Olywa, Oliwa, Olyva

Калуш, Kalush, Kalusz

Kalush in Kalush Region, Ivano Frankivsk Province, Ukraine

Kalusz, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Kalusz, Kalusz Powiat, Stanislawow, Poland

Didoszak, Didoshak, Michal, MichaŁ, Mihal, Widoniak, Dolynka, Dolinka, DoŁynka, Humnilowicz, HumniŁowicz, Humnilowich, Gumnilovich, Leszczyszyn, Leshchyshyn, Lustig, Sanheim, Simkow, SimkÓw, Simkiw, Simkiv, Strauss, Wiszomirski, Wishomirski, Vishimirskyi, Kolomijets, KoŁomijec, Kolomiyets, Hanczuk, HaŃczuk, Ganchuk, Hanchuk, Kopijczuk, Kopijczuk, Brusak, Wagil, Vahil, Vagil, Lustig, Kostur, Kostycz, Kostych, Kostich, Sebastian, Serbin, Han, Gan, Sofinski, SofiŃski, Sofinskyi, Lesiw, LesiÓw, Lesiow, Nagiel, Zurkowski, Żurkowski, Zurkovskyi, Wysocki, Vysotskyi

Стрільбичі, Strilbychi, Strzelbice, Strelbichi, Strilbichi

Strilbychi in Stary Sambir Region, Lviv Province

Strzelbice, Stary Sambor County, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Strzelbice, Stary Sambor Gmina, Powiat Sambor, Lwow, Poland

Bahnij, Bakhnij, Chlibun, Chlebun, Hlibun, Demko, Ralko, Duszny, Dushny, Dushnyi, Dziuman, Dziumen, Krochtiuk, Krochtiuk, Furdyczka, Furdychka, Gulicz, Gulich, Hulich, Kulgan, Kulhan, Matelycz, MateŁycz, Matelych, Matelicz, Mociak, Naculicz, Nagulicz, Nachulicz, Nagulych, Plekan, Vasko, WaŚko, Wasko, Waider, Zablocki, ZabŁocki, Zabolocki, Zabolotskyi, Kosacz, Kosach, Kiciak, Kitsiak, Halczyszak, Halchyshak, Galczyszak, Galchyshak, Kohut, Kogut, Kolaba, KoŁaba, Lewczyk, Lewchyk, Levchyk, Petruch, Petrukh, Petruh, Pietruch, Leshkovych, Leszkowicz, Paslawska, PasŁawska, Paslavska, Szczurko, Shchurko, Szak, Shak, Mydzhyn, Mydzyn, Stebelski, Stebelskyi, Sernivka, SernÓwka, Serniwka, Sernowka, Tykhonov, Migal, Mihal, Mygal, Myhal, Waider, Nyznyk, Nyzhnyk, Nyznik

Hurcze, Hurche, Gurche, Gurcze, Hircze, Hirche, Girche

Hurcze, Gmina Lubaczow, Powiat Lubaczow, Podkarpackie, Poland

Hurcze, Cieszanow County, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Hurcze, Gmina Lubaczow, Powiat Lubaczow, Lwow, Poland

Bolcun, Boltsun, Sadowa, Sadova, Dubyk, Dubik, Dubick, Kozilko, KoziŁko, Myhan, Mygan, Petruszkiewicz, Petrushkiewich, Petrushkevych, Udycz, Udicz, Udych, Udich, Yartysz, Jartysz, Jartysh, Handij, Handiy, Otrubny, Otrubnyi, Gudz, Hudz

Lubaczów, Lubaczow, Lubachow, Lubachov

Lubaczow, Gmina Lubaczow, Powiat Lubaczow, Podkarpackie, Poland

Lubaczow, Cieszanow County, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Lubaczow, Gmina Lubaczow, Powiat Lubaczow, Lwowskie, Poland

Bolcun, Boltsun, Sadowa, Sadova, Dubyk, Dubik, Dubick, Kozilko, KoziŁko, Myhan, Mygan, Petruszkiewicz, Petrushkiewich, Petrushkevych, Udycz, Udicz, Udych, Udich, Yartysz, Jartysz, Jartysh, Handij, Handiy, Otrubny, Otrubnyi, Gudz, Hudz

Медведівці, Medvedivtsi, Medwedowce

Medvedivtsi in Buchach Region, Ternopil Province, Ukraine

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Babij, Babiy, Welchan, Welgan, Velgan, Kohut, Andrukhiv

Shypyntsi

Shypyntsi in Kicman Region, Chernivtsi Province, Ukraine

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Ruptash, Ruptasz, Iliuk, Ivasiuk, Iwasiuk, Rupa, Yuryshchak, Yuryszczak, Skakun, Dovhaniuk, Dowhaniuk, Dowganiuk, Dovganiuk, Choban, Czoban, Zaiets, Zayets, Voitsenko, Wojtsenko, Wojcenko, Ivasiuk, Iwasiuk, Arychuk, Aryczuk, Hrekul, Venhriuk, Wenhriuk, Mykhalchuk, Mykhalczuk, Michalczuk, Verenko, Werenko, Forfela, Vovkun, Wowkun, Basaraba, Symonovych, Symonowicz, Simonowicz, Maxymiuk, Maksymiuk, Maksimiuk