Volovec [Ru] Wolowiec[Polish]

Gorlice District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

1. Baznarik / Bazarnyk
2. Balasz / Bawasz / Balash
3. Barna
4. Bosiak / Bosjal
5. Bybel / Bybel'
6. Wowok / Vovk ( 3 families)
7. Haluszczak / Halusczak / Haluszak / Galushchak
8. Hatalewicz / Hatalevych (2 families)
9. Gluszko / Glushko (3 families)
10. Horhuc / Horhuts
11. Gula
12. Hutyrak (2 families)
13. Desio
14. Gmitryk / Dmitryk / Dmitrzyk / Dymitryk
15. Drybczak / Drypczak / Drybchak
16. Dudycz / Dudzicz / Dudych
17. Dudka / Dutka (2 families)
18. Kowal / Koval'
19. Kolodziejczyk / Kolodijchyk
20. Kopacz / Kopach
21. Kopcian / Koptsjan
22. Kochan / Kokhan
23. Kocan / Kocon / Kocian / Kotsan
24. Kuna
25. Kucki / Kuts'kyj
26. Lipian / Lup'jan
27. Macyk / Macik / Matsyk
28. Medwid / Nedwid / Medwied / Niedwiedz / Medvid'
29. Misko / Mis'ko
30. Nebesnyk / Nebesnik / Nebesnyk
31. Noga
32. Polowy / Polovy
33. Polanski / Poljans'kyj (2 families)
34. Pregon (2 families)
35. Ryniawiec / Rynjaets
36. Rusyn / Rusin
37. Sawczak / Szawczak / Savchak
38. Sachajda / Ssahajda
39. Sekera / Sekiera / Siekera
40. Sydorak / Sidorak / Sydorjak
41. Symo ( 2 families)
42. Syrej / Syrey
43. Skimba
44. Skirpan / Skirpa
45. Smiej / Smiey / Smij
46. Soloninka / Solonynka ( 2 families)
47. Stolar / Stoljar
48. Tuz ( 3 families)
49. Filak / Fyljak (2 families)
50. Choma / Homa / Khoma
51. Szczurko / Shchurko

Parish Data:

Church was Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary [1880] [still standing]

The village was a filial parish to the one located in KRYVA (5km) The wooden church erected in 1880 was renovated in 1907. The church has been Orthodox since 1927. In 1776 it was an independant parish and became a filial parish to Kryva in 1819. In 1927-1928 most of the people switched to Orthodoxy.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 16.98 sq km There were 595 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 11 Jews

1840 - 862 Greek Catholics

1859 - 591 Greek Catholics

1879 - 737 Greek Catholics

1899 - 900 Greek Catholics

1926 - 656 Greek Catholics

1936 - 31 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

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