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

Будки Незнанівські, Budky Neznanivski, Budki Nieznanowskie, Budki, Butlki, Budki Neznanovske

Kamianka Buska District, Lviv Province, Ukraine

Budki Nieznanowskie, County Kamionka Strumilowa, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Budki Nieznanowskie, Gmina Nieznanow, Powiat Kamionka Strumilowa, Tarnopol, Poland

Boczarski, Bocharski, Bocharsky, Choina, Hojna, Chojna, Kinach, Kinah, Herba, Kataryniec, Katarzyniec, Katerynec, Katerynets, Machowski, Mahowski, Mahowsky, Mahovskyj, Kedzia, KĘdzia, Kendzia, Staniszewski, Stanishewski, Stanishevsky, Kogut, Kohut, Krzysko, KrzyŚko, Krysko, Solski, Solsky, Zralko, ŻraŁko, Kozak, Kowal, Koval, Semenowicz, Semenowich, Semenovych, Turmaniewicz, Turmaniewich, Turmanevych, Wachmann, Vahman, Koziura, Kulinski, Kulinsky

Торчиновичі, Torchynovychi, Torczynowice, Torczynowce, Torczyniowce, Torchynowice

Torchynovychi in Staryi Sambir Region, Lviv Province, Ukraine

Torczynowice, County Stary Sambor, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Torczynowice, Stary Sambor Gmina, Sambor, Lwow Voivodship, Poland

Bordun, Dydio, Didio, Dido, Matyjciw, MatyjciÓw, Matyjciv, Matyiciv, Gecza, Gecha, Lewinska, LewiŃska, Gecza, Gecha, Kowalczuk, Lesyk, Lesik, Olacz, Olach, Pukacz, Pukach, Kowalczuk, Kovalchuk, Worek, Woryk, Vorek, Voryk

Каштеляни, Kashteliany, Kasztelany, Kashtelian, Kashtelyan

Kashteliany in Busk Region, Lviv Province, Ukraine

Kashteliany, County Brody, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Kasztelany, Toporow Gmina, Radziechow Powiat, Tarnopol, Poland

Shyshka, Szyszka, Shisshka, Shischka, Hnatyshyn, Hnatyszyn, Lenczuk, Lenchuk, Kowalyszyn, Kowalysjyn, Kovalyshyn, Sirski, Talanchuk, Talanczuk, Sachno, Sahno, MichajŁÓw, MychajŁÓw, Mykhajliv, MichaŁÓw, Michajlow, Myhajliv

Чашин, Czaszyn, Chashyn, Chashin, Chasin

Czaszyn, Gmina Zagorz, Powiat Sanok, Podkarpackie, Poland

Czaszyn, Sanok County, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Czaszyn, Gmina Lukowe, Powiat Lesko, Lwowskie, Poland

Myszczyszyn, Miszczyszyn, Myshchyshyn, Mishchyshyn, Zatwarnicki, Zatvarnytskyi, Kowal, Koval, Kowalow, KowalÓw, Kovaliv, Salak, SaŁak, Kociatyn, Malowany, Malovanyi, Welota, Wylota, Velota, Vylota, Giba, Gyba, Hiba, Hyba, Kaczmaryk, Kachmaryk, Boniuk, Kocatyn, Kril, Krul, Krol, Lukow, ŁukÓw, Lukiw, Lukiv, Plaxa, Plaksa, Kosz, Kosh, Kisz, Kish, Jowowa, Duda, Madry, MĄdry, Mondry, Mudry, Mudryi, Kudel, Owsianik, Ovsianyk, Pawlyszyn, PawŁyszyn, Pavlyshyn, Hil, Gil, Gul, Torba, Salaka, SaŁaka, Blazny, BŁaŻny, Bosy, Bossy, Bosyi, Bosyj, Bosaczewski, Bosachewski, Bosachevskyi, Hircza, Hircha, Hurcza, Hurcha, Wylota, Vylota, Velota, Welota, Jankowski, Jankovskyi, Liskowski, Liskovskyi, LeŚkowski, Leskowski, Leskovskyi, Fal, Fall, Bodnik, Budnik, Kudlik, KudŁyk, Kudlyk, Glibow, GlibÓw, Hlibow, Hlibivglibiw, Ogorek, OgÓrek, Ogurek, Ohirok, Ogirok, Kurylo, KuryŁo, Rudkowski, Rudkovskyi, Smyczynska, Smychynska, SmyczyŃska, Tyrawska, Tyravska, Olchowska, Olkhovska, Olhovska, Ruczyk, Ruchyk, Blazej, BŁaŻej, Blazhej, Blazhey, Koszyk, Koshyk, Romanciow, RomanciÓw, Romanciw, Romantsiv

Brzozowiec, Bzhozowiec, Bzozowiec, Berezovets, Berezowiec, Berezowec, Berezowets

Brzozowiec, Gmina Zagorz, Powiat Sanok, Podkarpackie, Poland

Brzozowiec, Sanok County, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Bzhozowiec, Gmina Lukowe, Powiat Lesko, Lwowskie, Poland

Myszczyszyn, Miszczyszyn, Myshchyshyn, Mishchyshyn, Jurcza, Jurcha, Yurcha, Kowalyszyn, Kowalyshyn, Kovalyshyn, Bodnar, Wasylkow, WasylkÓw, Vasylkiv, Wasylkiw, Kaczmarczyk, Kachmarchyk, Szpak, Shpak, Madry, MĄdry, Mondry, Mudry, Mudryj, Kroll, Krol, Kril, Fal, Szpak, Zarwanicki, Zarvanytskyi, Kusy, Kucy, Kutsy, Kutsyj, Cap, Tsap, Salak, SaŁak, Wisniarska, WiŚniarska, Vishniarska, Vyshniarska, Liskowski, Liskovskyi, Leskowski, Leskovskyi, Torba, Torbowa, Torbova, Kusy, Kussy, Kogut, Kohut, Kociantyn, Kociatyn, Kotsiantyn, Winiarski, Vyniarskyi, Kaczmar, Kachmar, Sauka, Sawka, Savka, Chocen, Khotsen, ChoceŃ, Hotsen

Старе Село, Stare Selo, Stare Siolo

Stare Selo in Rokytne Region, Rivne Province, Ukraine

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Vakulych, Vakulyh, Kovaliec, Kowaliec, Churylovych, Czurilowycz, Czurylowicz, Lesowiec, Lesowic, Pashkevych, Paszkevycz, Paszkiewicz, Paszkewysz, Vasylevych, Vasylewycz, Vasylewicz, Vasiliewicz, Kuzmych, Kuzmycz, Kuzmicz

Wulka Mazowiecka

Volytsia in Zovkva Region, Lviv Province, Ukraine

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Tanczyn, Tanchyn, Tanczin, Babij, Babiy, Romanyczyn, Romanyshyn, Michajlowa, Mihaylowa, Mykhailova, Majbuk, Maybuk, Majbuch, Panas, Sidelnik, Sidelnyk, Lewoczko, Lewochko, Levochko, Chruszcz, Hrushch, Trusz, Trush, Moroz, Bilanowa, Bilanova, Hrynczyszyn, Hrynchyshyn, Sochan, Sokhan, Bilamurowa, Bilamurova, Domaszowa, Domashowa, Domashova, Pirog, Michajlow, Michaylow, Mykhailiv, Wasylkow, Wasilkow, Vasylkiv, Kowal, Koval

Malkowice

Malkowice, Gmina Katy Wroclawskie, powiat Wroclaw, Poland

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Polujka, Poluyka, Ilyk, Kordijaka, Kurdyjak, Kordiyaka, Prokopiec, Prokopets, Kowalczyk, Kowalchyk, Kovalchyk, Jaremik, Jaremyk, Labuza, Rywak, Ryvak