The Carpatho-Rusyn Surname Project Archive

Tom Burcak has submitted some very interesting information on the villages of Korunkova, Potocky, Solnik, and Varechovce.
Mia Fleegel has submitted surname lists for the villages of Lukowe, Tarnava, Tarnava Gorna and Zernica Wysna

Brian S. Wozny - Researching:
Villages:

• Hoczew, Lesko district

Surnames:

• Wozny
• Oszczypko
• Orinicz
• Beuciviat
• Kostuyk (Kostyuk?)

Settled In:

Wozny...Cleveland, Ohio, Manchester, NY, Ambridge, Pa. ca. 1900-1915
Oszczypko...Houtzdale, Pa, Portage, Pa ca. 1900-1915

Bill Knauer - Researching:
Villages:

• unknown

Surnames:

• ZELINCO / ZILONKA / ZALUNKO / ZULONKO / SELUNKO
• PITUCH
• SEMANCIK

Settled In:

Settled first in McKees Rocks PA then to Etna PA circa 1909

Samuel Mudrak - Researching:
Villages:

• Driecna, Zemplen district [since 1961 part of Vladica]

Surnames:

• MUDRAK
• TUCEK

Settled In:

Emigrated to the United States in 1907, settling in Hahntown, PA

Mark Pfrenger - Researching:
Villages:

• Unknown - Carpathian Region

Surnames:

• KORMOS
• FEDOR
• KRIVEJKO

Settled In:

KOVALYCSIK - Researching:
Villages:

• Ujak/Udol, Slovakia, Saris County

Surnames:

• KOVALYCSIK / KOVALSCIK / KOVALCIK / KOVAL

Settled In:

Passaic, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Penna

Tina Milacek - Researching:
Villages:

• Kamienka, Szepes district

Surnames:

• Bibely
• Bybel
• Plyuta

Settled In:

Scottdale PA. Nicolaus Bibely and Maria Plyuta were married in Leisenring PA.

Andy Lesko - Researching:
Villages:

• Velyki Luchky, Mukacevo area of former Ung county

Surnames:

• LESKO [ Leskay / Leskav ]
• LODER

Settled In:

Wyano, PA (Westmoreland county)

Kevin Sirotnake-mail me or contact me at: 39 Summit Ave., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865-2318 USA - Researching:
Villages:

• SULIN, SLOVENSKO, SLOVAKIA formerly SZULIN, SZEPES, HUNGARY located on the SLOVAKIA/POLAND BOARDER in the PRESOV REGION near the towns of STARA LUBOVNA, SLOVAKIA and KRYNICA, POLAND and the city of BARDEJOV, SLOVAKIA.

Surnames:

• SIROTNAK, SZIROTNYAK, SYROTNIAK (Janos and Michael, Mihaly)
• CYCAK, CZICZAK, CYEAK, CICAK (Stefan, Janos and Anna)
• POKRIFCSAK (Julia)
• GLADIS (Zsuzcanna)

Settled In:

BRAINARDS, HARMONY TOWNSHIP, PHILLIPSBURG, WARREN COUNTY, NJ, USA sometime between 1898 and 1910.
I have a marriage certificate for Mihaly Szirotnyak (September 24, 1875 - 1955) and Anna Cziczak (January 21, 1871 - January 10, 1925) dated February 14, 1898, both born and married in Szepes - Szulin.
It lists the groom's parents, Janos Szirotnyak and Gladis Zsuzcanna, and the bride's parents, Janos Cziczak and Julia Pokrifcsak. I am trying to find links to any of these people.
In 1997, I visited SULIN and POPRAD, SLOVAKIA with the family of Vasil Cicak a descendant of Stefan Cicak. We are looking for information on the parents of Stefan Cicak (May 30, 1886 - March 26, 1937) who may be a brother of Anna Cicak.

Kiersten Donnellan - Researching:
Villages:

• Struznice (now Ostraznica), Zemplen district

Surnames:

• Malenics (Malenick)
• Krajniak (Krenick)
• Kolesar
• Gurba

Settled In:

Danbury, CT
Yonkers, NY

Fr. Joseph Leschinskie, SVM - Researching:
Villages:

• Florinka, Grybow district
• Vafka -Wawrzka, Grybow district
• Also possible villages in Slovakia

Surnames:

• Leschinskie
• Worhacz
• Krulock/ Kruyak

Settled In:

Pauk Ponkow - Researching:
Villages:

• Dobrolany near Kalusz

Surnames:

• Pankow

Settled In:

Mark & Peggy Shlanta - Researching:
Villages:

• Losia/Losje of the Gorlice District

Surnames:

• Shlanta

Settled In:

Mayfield, PA some later moved to Pricedale, Monogahella in SW PA.

Kris Duffy - Researching:
Villages:

• Grybow
• Krylowa

Surnames:

• Pluta
• Sidoriak

Settled In:

Minersville and Coaldale area of Pennsylvania.

Fr. Michael - Researching:
Villages:

• TORISKY, Szepes district
• SARISSKE JASTRABJE, Sarys County

Surnames:

• BRADAC
• ZENTKOVICH
• MACURA

Settled In:

Places of settlement in the USA include Bridgeport,CT Pittsburgh area, and upstate NY.

Donald Kusko - Researching:
Villages:

• Cabiny in Zemplen
• Njagovo [Dobrians'ke], Maramaros district

Surnames:

• Kusko, Skovran
• Lopata, Gajolosh/Gajdosh

Settled In: My grandfather Michail Kusko was born in Cabiny in 1870 to Michail Kusko and Anna Skovran in house number 16.

My grandmother Olena Lopata was born in Njagov in 1882 to Peter Lopata and Maria Gajolosh or Gajdosh (there is a blemish on the baptism cert) in house number 44.

Both settled in Pittsburgh PA where they were married in 1901.

Larry Lazar - Researching:
Villages:

• Bushtyna, midway between Chust and Sighet, in Marmaros district

Surnames:

• Lazar
• Lebi

Settled In:

Family Info:
Moritz (Morris) Lazar (b. 1876-d. 1914), son of Jacob Lazar, married to Lipsha (Elizabeth) Lebi, sister of Yossel Lebi, in the era 1894-1905.
Sons: Sandor, Jacob & Mersch Daughters: Vira, Elsie, Hendy & Sarah.
I would be interested in information about them, any relatives and sharing information with anyone from the Bushtyna-Hurzst-Szeghet area.

Fr. Michael Lewis - Researching:
Villages:

• Lisko

Surnames:

• Kulick/Kulik
• Sokola
• Serniak
• Mirosky
• Orischak

Settled In:

Families settled in the Wilkes-Barre, PA area in 1900's-1920's.
Other known names: Dimitri Orischak, Onuphry Sokola, Barbara Basareb, William (Basil) Sokola, Eva Orischak, Walter(Basil)Kulick, Mary Serniak.

Roberto Moskowich - Researching:
Villages:

• Kajdanovo, Mukachevo region, Bereg district

Surnames:

• MOSKOVICS

Settled In:

Looking for family of Emil MOSKOVICS, my grandfather, b. in Kajdano (Kajdanovo),formery Hungary (now Transcarpathian oblast of Ukraine) in 09-15-1904.Deceased in Spain in 1934.
Parents : Mairusz MOSKOVICS (b.in 1871) and Beth SPIEGEL (b.in 1875, perhaps in Germany)
Brothers :one or more. Robert Z.(Zoltan?) MOSKOVICS. Lived in NY, USA during 194?-1952. Posibility he changed his name to Robert Z. NORTON.
Sisters: Piroska and Katrina MOSKOVICS. All the family were living in Budapest between 1922 and 1940. Please, if you know something about this surnames in the zone of Kajdanovo (near from Muncaszs abd Beregnovo) or Budapest, email me.

Barry Brown - Researching:
Villages:

• unknown

Surnames:

• Harasym

Settled In:

Saskatchewan in 1904

Donna Doyle - Researching:
Villages:

• Breznicka, Zemplin Co

Surnames:

• PLAVCHAK
• HUTNYAN

Settled In:

Clairton, PA

Michael Krasulski - Researching:
Villages:

• Vilka [Wolka in Polish], Sanok district
• Doshno [Deszno], Sanok district,
• Krolik Woloski, Sanok district
• Posada Jasliska, Sanok District
• Smerek, Lisko district

Surnames:

• Krasiwsky and Potocki(Vilka)
• Barna and Bardash (Doshno)
• Rudowski from Krolik Woloski
• Rudawski and Smerecki fromPosada Jasliska

Settled In:

Luzerne County, PA...... web page: http://wilkes1.wilkes.edu/~krasulmj

Paul Brenia - Researching:
Villages:

• Lug, Gorlice district

Surnames:

• Spiak, Hyra

Settled In:

NY.-NJ.-CT.
My Grandfather Stefan Spiak(born Lug) settled in New Jersey in the late 1880's, married Anna Hyra in the early 1890's. They had two boys in the USA and returned to Lug in 1896. They had an additional nine children(one being my mother Paraskewa).
My Great Grandfather Maxim Spiak married Paraskewa ???? and there are two known boys Stefan and Nicholas.
I am currently attempting to find additional children, siblings and parents of Maxim!

Paul Brenia - Researching:
Villages:

• Nowica, Gorlice district

Surnames:

• Brenia, Haluschka, Foc and Smereczniak

Settled In:

NY.-CT.-PA.-NJ.
My Grandfather Paul Brenia(born Nowica) settled in Jersey City, NJ and married Maria Haluschka in 1898, had two boys(one my father Andrew). They returned to Galicia(Gladyscow) in 1903 and had two girls, Anna and Justine. Grandmother died in 1917 and Grandfather married again to Paraska Smereczniak. They had an additional three boys and one girl.
Great Grandfather Gregory(born & died in Nowica) married Mary Foc. They had four boys Paul, Sawwa, John(Ivan)and Andreas and one girl Martha.
I am currently attempting to find siblings and parents of Gregory. This objective is an attempt to find ancestral relationship to three Brenia families currently living in the USA .

Ann Ryan - Researching:
Villages:

• Nizna Pisana and the Svidnik area, Saris county, Slovakia.

Surnames:

• Moryak, Kalinak/Kaliniak, Kukelik, and Kukulya/Cuculea.

Settled In:

Chicago IL.

Jon Jezusko - Researching:
Villages:

• Becharov,Polanka (Saros county), Wola Nizna (Sanok district), and unknown in Ukraine (eastern) Galicia.

Surnames:

• Jezusko,Jazusko,Yezusko,Yasusko,Gavel,Fedorko,Lazorik,Grivna,Pavlushik

Settled In:

Dmitri Jezusko (Jazusko) died in PA c. 1890
Maria (Fedorko) Jezusko, wife of Dimitri, who died in Slovakia c.1890
Gregory Lazorik, Anna (Gavel) Lazorik
Any updates to the 9/89 Lazorik family history by Nancy (Grivna) Pavlushik Yezuskos from Polish and Ukraine Galicia, Coaltown, PA, New Jersey and St. Louis, MO.

Dan Bush - Researching:
Villages:

• Grab (Hrab), Jaslo district
• Ozenna, Jaslo district
• Ciechania (Tychania), Krosno district

Surnames:

• Cropiak, Czopiak, Chopiak Welgos, Velgos

Settled In:

Settled in western Pennnsylvania, 1880's to 1900

Dan Bush - Researching:
Villages:

• Wesola / Tarnow

Surnames:

• Gojka / Golka
  Dalina

Settled In:

Settled in western Pennnsylvania, 1880's to 1900

Cassandra Scott - Researching:
Villages:

• Prosacov, Saros district

Surnames:

• Kepich and Peresolyak

Settled In:

Pennsylvania

David Rusyn - Researching:
Villages:

• Sanok area

Surnames:

• RUSYN, KULIK, ILKIV, PSYZNIAK

Settled In:

Wasyl Rusyn came to America (circa 1910) and settled initially in Passaic, N. J. While in Passaic he met and married Anna Kulik (also thought to be from the Sanok area). Eventually they moved to the McKees Rocks/Pittsburgh, Pa. area. Anna Kulik's sister, Pearl, married a man named Metro Psyzniak. Stephan Ilkiv is thought to be a relative of Wasyl Rusyn who also immigrated to the U.S.

Karen Varian - Researching:
Villages:

• Ljuta, Ung district

Surnames:

• Hebryan or could be spelled Hebrian

Settled In:

Friends of my relatives in Ljuta are trying to locate their relatives in America. They are looking for a Basil(Vasil) Hebryan who had a brother Andrew. Andrew and Vasil's father I believe was Vasil. Basil who came to America had children Olena (Helen, Micheal, and Ivan (John). I do not know where they settled. I am willing to help others try to locate relatives from the village of Ljuta.

Harold Long - Researching:
Villages:

• Obrunce, Saros district

Surnames:

• Sovic (Sovich), Krenitska (Krenitsky), Plavchak

Settled In:

Martha Bordic - Researching:
Villages:

• L'utina (Ljutyna/Lypcha) old Saros county

Surnames:

• Borodac/Borodach/Bordac, Falat/Fallat, Osif, Bachlet, Chuckrin, Medar, and Tutoki

Settled In:

Brian Gottesman - Researching:
Villages:

• Mukachevo area

Surnames:

• Gottesman, Roth, or Kalus/Kalush

Settled In:

Joseph Toth - Researching:
Villages:

• Dovhe (Dovhoje), Bereg or Ung district

Surnames:

• Toth

Settled In:

Bill Chomiak - Researching:
Villages:

• Dubne, Nowy Sacz district
• Leluchow, Nowy Sacz district

Surnames:

• DOMANICZ;CHOMIAK;DUBNIANSKI;PYDA;KOWALSKI;SOWICZ;BLASZCZAK; SMETANA;CZUPAK;BARNA.)

Settled In:

Ted Kutzlo - Researching:
Villages:

• Piskorovce, Zemplen district

Surnames:

• Ciupa, Mary and Kuclo, Fetko (surname is now spelled "Kutzlo")

Settled In:

Wheeling, WV

Ted Kutzlo - Researching:
Villages:

• Gorlice

Surnames:

• Kanczugow, Teresa and Hanas, John

Settled In:

Lansing, OH

Marianne Kopcho - Researching:
Villages:

• Leczfalva/Lecovycja, Bereg district
• Hosszumezo/Dovhoje(Dovhe), Ung district

Surnames:

• Kopcho/Kopcsa/Kopco & Lutza/Lucza/Luca

Settled In:

Pennsylvania

Richard S. Dekoschak - Researching:
Villages:

• Wislok, Sanok district
• Plonna , Sanok district

Surnames:

• Komanecky, Dekoschak/Dekoszczak, Stecko/Stetzko

Settled In:

Joan Hendershot - Researching:
Villages:

• Sapinecz, in Saros
• Ruske in Zemplin.

Surnames:

• KRISKO, GNALY, FECSKO, KUTCHER, KUNZO, HARAKSYM

Settled In:

John Grozik - Researching:
Villages:

• Krampna, Jaslo district
• Myscowa/Myscova, Krosno district
• Pstrazne/Pstruzhne, Gorlice district

Surnames:

• Grozik, Dohoda, Sardiga

Settled In:

• Grandfather Michael Grozik, came to U.S. in 1902 via Halifax, Canada. (His mother was Justine Dohoda) My grandmother Eva Sariga, came to U.S. in 1906. Mike and Eva married in St. Louis, Missouri, and settled in Buckner, Illinois.

Mary Gembinski - Researching:
Villages:

• Bogliarka, Saris district
• Krusinec, Saris district

Surnames:

• GUBA/GUBCSA,HNAT,MANKO/MANYKO, DROTAR and MOKRIS all from the village of Bogliarka, Saris, Slovakia
  MICHRINA and DOVICSAK from Krusinec, Saris, Slovakia

Settled In:

• Western PA

Mary Ann Galgoci - Researching:
Villages:

• Dravci, Ung district
• Nacina Ves Okr Michalovce

Surnames:

• Hojdra from Dravci and Hanusik, Hanosek from Nacina Ves Okr Michalovce

Settled In:

• Nesquehoning PA

Judy Reynolds - Researching:
Villages:

• Stebnik,Saros district
• Komlosa/Chmel'ova, Saros district

Surnames:

• FELEGY from Stebnik and HAFICH from Komlosa. Also MLINAR and KORBA or KORBIK

Settled In:

Mark Lasnick - Researching:
Villages:

• SZCZAWNICA and MUSZYNA in the NOWY SACZ area

Surnames:

• LASZENICK, GRAB, BARNACOSKA, and PATRICK

Settled In:

• The Laszenick family settled around 1900 in Passaic, New Jersey and then into Huron, Wisconsin.

Andrew Popp - Researching:
Villages:

• Berezovo, Maramaros district
• Drahovo, Maramoros district
• Maramoros,
• Chust, Maramoros district

Surnames:

• Popp or Papp

Settled In:

Nicholas Skovran - Researching:
Villages:

• Cabiny, NE Slovakia. Cabiny formerly consisted of Vysne Cabiny(Felso Csebinye in Hungarian) and Nizne Cabiny (Also Csebinye in Hungarian)

Surnames:

• Skovram, Papijak (Papiyak), Grajko, Csuhan

Settled In:

• My father Michael Skovran came to NE Pennsylvania (Summit Hill/Lansford) area. Any info would be appreciated.

Ivan-Petro BALUC - Researching:
Villages:

• Tylicz located near Krynica in SE Poland
• BALUCIANKA in Polish or BALUTJANKA in Rusyn, Sanok district
• WAKANAC or WAKONAC

Surnames:

• BALUCH / BALUCK / BALUCKI / BALUT / BALIQ / BALUK / BALIK / BALIC and any surnames which are very close phonetically or orthographically.

Settled In:

• My ancestors are known to be of Lemko origin and of Greek Catholic rite. They come from the village of Tylicz located near Krynica in SE Poland. My grand father emigrated to France after WW 1. I am researching all possible links with this village but also with the village of BALUCIANKA in Polish or BALUTJANKA in Rusyn in the Sanok district where I believe my ancestors come from (not prouved yet). I am also interested in the village of WAKANAC or WAKONAC located in Poland where from other BALUC come from. They emigrated to the USA at the turn of this century. I am looking for them. They seem to have settled in New-York.
  After March 31st 97, please contact me in France at: BP. 5050 FR-83091 TOULON cedex Tel & fax: +33.4.94.91.97.33 Bien a vous.

Michael Waak - Researching:
Villages:

• Kamianka, Sanok district
• Zawadka Rimanova , Sanok district

Surnames:

• Falatovich, Hranechny or Hranyzcny, Kozstik, Kott, Barna, Chelak, Yuhas, Cirka, and Galajda.

Settled In:

• They came here in circa, 1890. They settled in the anthracite coal regions of northeastern PA., settling in the towns of Silverbrook, Centrailia, and lastly, McAdoo.

Richard E. Mead - Researching:
Villages:

• Hradisko, Saros district

Surnames:

• Eurich,Manikova,Lazorikova,Gdovinova

Settled In:

• Calhan, CO

Marian Schulte - Researching:
Villages:

• Strubowiska, Lesko district

Surnames:

• Russin (Rusyn), Stanko, Vasilko (Vasylko), Moskel, Kaniuk, Kowal, Holobinko, Lazar

Settled In:

• Immigrated early 1900's to Central Pa., Clearfield Co. (Madera, Houtdale area mostly.

Michael Kuzio - Researching:
Villages:

• Rajskie, Lesko district
• Finyota (???), Austria Hungary

Surnames:

• Kuzio born in Finyota, Austria Hungary
  Surname Melnyk born in Rajskie, Poland

Settled In:

Paul M. Suchko - Researching:
Villages:

• Sasavo, Saros district

Surnames:

• Suchko (nee Szochka)

Settled In:

Linda Hyde - Researching:
Villages:

• Volica, Zemplen district
• Sukov, Zemplen district

Surnames:

• Verlichaj, Lipchak

Settled In:

Gerry Joseph Szachara - Researching:
Villages:

• Kolchyno, Bereg district

Surnames:

• Stetz, Hleba, Repenicz

Settled In:

Philip M. Pavlik - Researching:
Villages:

• Poruba, [Ruska Poruba], Zemplen district
• Zavada, Zemplen district
• Ol'ka, Zemplen district

Surnames:

• Scerba, Zeleniak, Mormack, Pavlik

Settled In:

Reshetar - Researching:
Villages:

• Stebnik, Saros district

Surnames:

• Reshetar

Settled In:

Donia Reiss - Researching:
Villages:

• Szklary, Sanok district
• Krempna, Jaslo district
• Myscowa, Krosno district

Surnames:

• Zemlanski/ Zemlanska, Mrilyak, Skvir/Skvier/ Shiver, Hach/Hatch/Chac

Settled In:

Steve Dolha - Researching:
Villages:

• unknown

Surnames:

• Dolha

Settled In:

Michael F. Lakat - Researching:
Villages:

• Petrova, Saros district

Surnames:

• Pavlics, Richvalsky, Fedors

Settled In:

John Kakalec - Researching:
Villages: