Bonarivka [Ru] Bonarowka[Polish]

District, present day SE Poland


Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records


  1. Bodnarczyk / Bednarczyk / Bodnarchyk
  2. Bucio / Buts'o
  3. Hawajczak / Hawayczak / Havajchak
  4. Handziak / Handzjak
  5. Goley / Holej
  6. Dobranski / Dobrjans'kyj
  7. Zatylak / Zotylak / Zatyljak
  8. Kaczmarski / Kachmars'kyj (2 families)
  9. Lamiak / Layniak / Lanjak
  10. Lewko / Levko
  11. Lysko / Lisko
  12. Mamczak / Mamchak (2 families)
  13. Markowicz / Markiewicz / Markovych
  14. Padoch / Paduch / Padokh
  15. Paszczak / Pashchak (2 families)
  16. Pitula / Pituwa
  17. Polesniak / Policnjak
  18. Potoczko / Potochko
  19. Soltys / Soltis / Sowtys / Sowtis / Soltys
  20. Soltysiak / Sowtysiak / Soltysjak
  21. Stanczak / Stanchak
  22. Chomiak / Homiak / Khom'jak (2 families)
  23. Chudoba / Chodoba / Hudoba / Khudoba
  24. Szuflat / Szuflad / Szufwat / Shuflat
  25. Jarema


Parish Data:

Church was "Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary" built in 1841 [still standing]

The wooden church was erected in 1841 and renovated in 1897. There had been an older wooden church that existed at least as early as 1828. The church has been used by Poles since 1947.

The village dates from 1439 but the first mention of a parish is from 1684.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 11.29 sq.km. There were 543 Greek Catholics 10 Roman Catholics and 10 Jews

1840 - 801 Greek Catholics

1859 - 618 Greek Catholics

1879 - 720 Greek Catholics

1899 - 960 Greek Catholics

1926 - 1003 Greek Catholics

1936 - 1175 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

In 1936 there were 2025 Roman Catholics and 14 Jews


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