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.

How to search

Click on a letter or start typing in the search field below. You can also see all the villages and towns we’ve researched in our genealogy tracking map.

Whether you find a name that matches or not, we can help you take the first step. Contact Us

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

Самбір, Sambir, Sambor, Sambur

Sambir, Lvivska Oblast, Ukraine

Sambor, Sambor County, Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire

Sambor, Gmina Sambor, Powiat Sambor, Lwow, Poland

Jaworski, Jaworskyj, Yavorskyi

Стрільбичі, Strilbychi, Strzelbice, Strelbichi, Strilbitz

Strilbychi in Staryi Sambir Region, Lviv Province, Ukraine

Strzelbice, County Stary Sambor, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Strzelbice, Stary Sambor Gmina, Sambor County, Lwow Voivodship, Poland

Homik, Chomik, Homyk, Malyk, Malik, Dubas, DubaŚ, Dubrawa, Dubrava, Dzurman, Kuryk, Kurik, Halko, Galko, Szak, Shak, Kaliczun, Kalichun, Vyhovaniuk, Kaliczun, Kinasz, Kinash, Kozlov, Mociak, Motsiak, Kurcza, Kurcha, Lawryk, Lavrik, Lavryk, Lytwak, Litwak, Litvak, Kawalczak, Kawalchak, Kavalchak, Regensburg, Dzurman, Stebelski, Stebelskyj, Tsegynko, Ceginko

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

Поляна, Poliana, Polana

Poliana, Staryi Smabir Region, Lvivska Oblast, Ukraine

Polana, County Stary Sambir, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Polana, Bakowice Gmina, Dobromil Powiat, Lwow, Poland

Kowal, Koval

Гуманець, Gumanets, Humanets, Humenec, Humieniec, Gumaniets, Humenetz, Gumenetz

Humanets in Staryi Sambir Region, Lviv Province, Ukraine

Humieniec, County Sambor, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Humieniec, Gmina Felsztyn, Powiat Sambor, Poland

Koltok, KoŁtok

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

Білина Велика, Bilina Velyka, Bilina Wielka

Velyka Bilyna in Sambir Region, Lviv Province, Ukraine

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Bilinski-miliszowicz, Bilinskyi-milishovych

Городище, Horodyshche, Horodyszcze

Horodyshche in Sambir Region, Lviv Province, Ukraine

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Yavorska, Jaworska, Horodynska, Horodzinska