Vafka [Ru] Wawrzka[Polish]

Grybow District, present day SE Poland


Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records


  1. Betley / Betlej
  2. Bodak (4 families)
  3. Bodaczyk / Bodachyk (3 families)
  4. Hryciw / Chryciw / Hryciow / Hrytsiv
  5. Ilkow / Ilkov / Il'kiv
  6. Kondrat
  7. Nowak / Novak
  8. Piech / Pekh (2 families)
  9. Piernak / Pirnak
  10. Futa (3 families)
  11. Chomiak / Homiak / Khom'jak (4 families)
  12. Ciolka / Ts'olka (2 families)


Parish Data:

no church. The village was served by the priest in FLORYNKA (3km away)

In 1785 the village lands comprised 4.13 sq km There were 176 Greek Catholics 5 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 384 Greek Catholics

1859 - 320 Greek Catholics

1879 - 292 Greek Catholics

1899 - 328 Greek Catholics

1926 - 364 Greek Catholics

1936 - 58 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934


LDS microfilm # 1956074 contains Births 1855-1891