Polany [Ru] Polany[Polish]

Krosno District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames cited by Krasovs'kyj from 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

[This list may not be accurate due to the manner in which the source data attempeted to differentiate the various "Polany's]

  1. Adam
  2. Bekiera / Bekera ( 3 families)
  3. Bekiesz / Bekesh
  4. Bendas / Bendasz / Bendas ( 2 families)
  5. Bogusz / Bogush (3 families)
  6. Bodynczak / Bodynchak ( 2 families)
  7. Braczko / Braszko / Brasko / Brashko
  8. Bugiel / Bugel' (6 families)
  9. Wasieczko / Vasechko
  10. Wolczak / Volchak
  11. Galczyk / Gal'chyk (2 families)
  12. Hamula
  13. Glodko / Glotko / Glodko (2 families)
  14. Hoc / Choc / Goc / Hots (2 families)
  15. Horodecki / Horodets'kyj
  16. Groziak / Grozjak
  17. Hudak / Chudak / Hudak
  18. Dzulik / Dzhulyk
  19. Dziubak / Dzjubak
  20. Dziugan / Dziogan / Dzjugan
  21. Dytko / Ditko / Dytko
  22. Dudziak / Dudjak
  23. Dumczak / Dumchak (2 families)
  24. Dupnak
  25. Jewicz / Jevych
  26. Zwancz / Zvanch
  27. Zmij ( 2 families)
  28. Kedzierawski / Kindzeravs'kyj
  29. Kityk / Kocik / Kityk
  30. Kozak
  31. Korba
  32. Kocio / Kots'o
  33. Krawec / Krawiec / Kravets'
  34. Krolik / Krulik / Krolyk (2 families)
  35. Kurwa / Kurva
  36. Laik
  37. Lip / Lyp
  38. Lygus / Ligus
  39. Mayba / Majba
  40. Matala
  41. Mykita / Mikita / Mykyta
  42. Myszkowski / Myshkovs'kyj
  43. Pelech / Pielech / Pelekh
  44. Pyrcz / Pyrdz / Pyrch
  45. Pouch / Pauch / Povkh (2 families)
  46. Popko
  47. Sawina / Savyna (2 families)
  48. Skwir / Skvir
  49. Skobelski / Skolbels'kyj (2 families)
  50. Smolen / Smolen' ( 2 families)
  51. Slinka / Solynka
  52. Stachura / Satkhura
  53. Suda (2 families)
  54. Tyszko / Tyshko ( 3 families)
  55. Fedyna ( 2 families)
  56. Fecenko / Fecienko / Fetsenko
  57. Hanas / Hanasz / Khanas
  58. Car / Tsar
  59. Czulik / Culik / Chulyk
  60. Szpak / Szpiak / Shpak (5 families)
  61. Sztelma / Shtel'ma ( 4 families)
  62. Jaroosz / Jarosh

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint John Chrysostom" [1914] [still standing]

The masonry church replaced an older wooden church which in 1899 had been reported to be in very poor condition. In 1927 about half of the village converted to Orthodoxy. After WW-II the village was Orthodox and then Roman Catholic.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 33.52 sq km. There were 3678 Greek Catholics 115 Roman Catholics and 11 Jews

1840 - 1273 Greek Catholics

1859 - 925 Greek Catholics

1879 - 968 Greek Catholics

1899 - 1157 Greek Catholics [with 102 in the US]

1926 - 1048 Greek Catholics

1936 - 632 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were 33 Roman Catholics, 560 Orthodox and 6 Jews in the area

The village was incorporated in to the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

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