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Grybow District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Aftan ( 2 families)
2. Bakalarz / Bakalar / Bakaljar ( 4 families)
3. Binczarowski / Bincarowski / Bonczarowski / Bincharovs'kyj ( 2 families)
4. Warcholak / Varkholjak
5. Wasylow / Vasyliv
6. Gala / Galla
7. Gal / Gal' ( 2 families)
8. Halczak / Chalczak / Alczak / Hal'chak
9. Garnik / Garnyk
10. Hasiuga / Hasjuga (2 families)
11. Gogoc / Gogots (5 families)
12. Hubiak / Hub'jak
13. Gul / Gul'
14. Dorosz / Dorosh
15. Drylowicz / Drylovych
16. Drobak
17. Dudka / Dutka (3 families)
18. Zielinski / Zilyns'kyj
19. Karp
20. Kukulka
21. Lorczak / Lorchak (4 families)
22. Marczak / Marchak (3 families)
23. Merena / Morena ( 2 families)
24. Michla / Mikhla ( 3 families)
25. Mudry / Mudryj (3 families)
26. Niemczyk / Nimchyk
27. Polanski / Polans'kyj (6 families)
28. Popowicz / Popowyc / Popovych
29. Rugala (2 families)
30. Tkacz / Tkach
31. Szczesniak / Shchesnjak ( 2 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Michael" [1820] [still standing]

The wooden church was renovated in 1861 and is now used by Poles.

The village was a filail parish to BEREST 2.5km away

In 1785 the village lands comprised 8.06 sq km. There were 305 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 433 Greek Catholics

1859 - 217 Greek Catholics

1879 - 349 Greek Catholics

1899 - 384 Greek Catholics

1926 - 387 Greek Catholics

1936 - 392 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were x Roman Catholics, x Orthodox and x Jews in the area

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

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