The Carpatho-Rusyn Surname Project

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Rich - Researching:
Villages:

    Tylicz - Lemko Region, Mochnaczka Nyzhnya, and Snakov, Sarys Co.

Surnames:

    GARBERA, KRYNYTSKY, TRUHANYK (Truchanick), KROLIKOVSKY, PASTYRNAK, NESTERAK, CIOLKOVICH, ILCHYSHAK, CHRYNIANSKY, WASCHYSHAK from Tylicz
    GARBERA, JACKANICZ from Mochnaczka Nyzhnya
    SPILAK from Snakov, Sarys Co

Settled In:

    The Garbera's settled in Casselton, North Dakota and Chicago, Ill.
    Skarlosh and Kunciks settled in Chicago, Ill., Cornucopia, Wisconsin and Coaldale, Pa.
    I have some good info on those names from the Tylicz region.

John A. Rusnak - Researching:
Villages:

    Zakarovce, Spiska Slovakia

Surnames:

    RUSNAK

Settled In:

    Hazelton, Tomhicken and Simpson Pennsylvania In early 1920's

Diane Richard - Researching:
Villages:

    Deszno, Sanok
    Rymanow and Pietrusza Wola, Krosno, Rzeszowskie

Surnames:

    Barna, Burdasz, Cyrka and Dzula for Deszno
    Malecka and Paszowska for Pietrusza Wola

Settled In:

    Salem MA

Beth Popovich - Researching:
Villages:

    Zvala in Zemplyn County, Sarisske Cierne in Saros County and Nowa Biala in Spis County.

Surnames:

    POPOVICH, TIRCH (Tircz), BIZUB, PRELOCH, SZATALA

Settled In:

    Osceola Mills and Madera in Clearfield County in PA

Kasia Niziolek Kantor - Researching:
Villages:

    Bystre (Gorlice district (Lisko), Ropa Ulica (Nowy Sacz district)

Surnames:

    Szymczyk, Kawa

Settled In:

    Donora, PA

David Zapsky - Researching:
Villages:

    Liska, Strubowiska, Smerek, Strzyzow

Surnames:

    MOSKEL, RUSSIN, ZAPSKY

Settled In:

    Madera, PA, and surrounding areas of Central PA.

Tim Kavulla - Researching:
Villages:

    Bardejov, Ninza Polianka

Surnames:

    KAVULLA (Bardejov)
    DZAMBA (Ninza Polianka)

Settled In:

    My grandmother and grandfather immigrated to the U.S. about 1900 from Bardejov. My grandmother, Anna Dzamba was from Ninza Polianka, as best as I can determine. Other family names she told me were as follows: Guzy, Sim and Yasusko.

Judy Gauthier - Researching:

Haluska(was originally Sobos) from Backov and Vojchice
Papco from Kravajani
Topolovchak from Vojcice
Shovari or Somvari from Celovce.or Karsa, county of Zemplin.

Danielle Zeedick - Researching:

Villages:

    Sambron

Surnames:

    Zidik {anglocized to Zeedick}

Settled In:

    Punxatawney, PA, Cleveland, OH, and Pittsburgh, PA.

Donia Reiss - Researching:

Villages:

    Myscowa, Krosno County
    Krempna, formerly Sanok County, now Krosno County
    Szklary, formerly Sanok County, now Krosno

Surnames:

    In Myscowa: Hach (changed to Hatch), Chac, Blonski
    In Krempna: Skvir, Skvier, Shiver, Mrilyak
    In Szklary: Zemlanska

Settled In:

    Hach and Chac in Desloge, Mo. (St. Francois County) and later in St. Louis, Mo.
    Blonski in New York, later in Desloge, Mo. and then in St. Louis, Missouri
    Mrilyak in Johnstown, Conemaugh, Pa.
    Skvir in Johnstown, Conemaugh, Pa., later in Cleveland, OH, and still later in West Frankfort, Illinois.
    Zemlanska in New York, later in Cleveland, OH and still later in West Frankfort, Illinois.
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Betty Short - Researching:

Villages:

    Rakosin - Bereg county, Lochove - Bereg county, Maly Lipnik - Saros county

Surnames:

    CSECSUR/CHECHUR, VARGA, KOVACS, DUDAS, BARTKO

Settled In:

    Perth Amboy, NJ and Lansford and Ashland, PA

Jean Schmidt - Researching:

Village:

    unknown - Austro-Hungarian Empire

Surnames:

    LENGYEL [LANGGLE], KENDERES [KENDRISH], GULYAS [GULOSH], LENDAK, PASCHO)

Settled In:

William S. Green - Researching:

Village:

    In or around Irsava, Mukacevo - Subcarpathian Rus'

Surname:

    LENGYEL, LOSKA, DUDLAR

Settled In:

    Johnstown, PA and then Weirton, W. VA

Vic Kryston - Researching:

Village:

    not stated

Surname:

    SATOR

Settled In:

Chester Kruzsely - Researching:

Village:

    Stryj, Machliniec

Surname:

    MAJER, PETERNEK,PATERNEK, JANESCH

Settled In:

    Chicago and / or Illinois 1910-1915

Village:

    Visk - aka Vyshkove (old Maramaros county)

Surname:

    KRUZSELY

Settled In:

    Chicago and / or Illinois 1910-1930

adept@flash.net - Researching:
Village:

    Markusovce, Spis
    Osturna, Spis

Surname:

    Magyar/Madar, Kufcsak, Kosturak, Jaczenczak

Settled In:

    Mary Magyar/Madar B 12 Feb 1863 Markusovce, Spis, Austria, daughter of Paul Magyar B Abt 1820 in Austria, M Abt 1850 in Markusovce, Spis, Austria to Mary Kufcsak born 4 March 1831 in Markusovce. Mary Magyar married Joseph Kosturak B 5 Mar 1862 in Osturna, son of Mary Jaczenczak B 28 May 1837 ni Osturna, Spis, Austria M Abt 1860 John Kosturak B 31 Dec 1830. I am interested in what life in Markusovce was like in 1863 - 1891.

Martha Varzaly - Researching:
Village:

    Fulianka (Northeast Slovakia)

Surname:

    VARZALY
    (In particular would like to locate a L.J. Varzaly, author of an October 1985 article written for the American Heart Journal)

Settled In:

    Central, Eastern and NE Pennsylvania. Some in New Jersey

Read Father Stephan Varzaly's obituary

Also Researching Villages:

    Halics, Mankoc:Mankovce, Erdely, Castle at Radkersburg, Bardejov

Surnames:

    Mankovits, Mankoczy, Manyko-vics, Mankovich, Deak, Blazsovszky Petrasovszky, Hodermarszky.


Earliest known descendants, about 1850, are Izabella Mankovits Hodermarszky and brother, Kornel Mankovits,

Elaine Pulwer - Researching:
Villages:

    Velyki Komjata (in Ukrainian) or Magyarkomjat (in Hungarian) Transcarpathia

Surnames:

    KRAJNYAY (Georgius) (changed to Kryan in Wilkes Barre, Pa)
    ONISZKO (Anna)

Settled In:

    Immigrated to Wilkes Barre, Pa about 1900-1912.


Mike Gudleski - Researching:
Villages:

    Mukacevo - Transcarpathia

Surnames:

    HALUSKA, SKUCHKA

Settled In:

    Married around 1908, Passaic, New Jersey, ST Michaels Greek Catholic Church.
    Then settled in Big Mine Run, near Ashland, PA


William Araujo - Researching:
Villages:

    Gromos (Hromos)- NE Slovakia

Surnames:

    KNAPICK

Settled In:

    Arrived in America through Ellis Island, NY in 1909. He moved to Bridgeport, CT in the 1910's.


Chuck Sidun - Researching:
Villages:

    Uzhorod area- village of Cyganovci

Surnames:

    SIDUN

Settled In:

    Western, PA and then Cleveland, Ohio


Irene Hand - Researching:
Villages:

    Spis county - possibly Olravi? (Orlov)

Surnames:

    VASKO / WASKO, GRAJCAR

Settled In:

    Johnstown, PA


James Prizant - Researching:
Villages:

    Mukachevo, Torun, Lopushna, and Chust

Surnames:

    PRIZANT
    Other names of interest are: Jacobson, Schwartz, Greenfield and Gottlinger

Settled In:


Joe ? - Researching:
Villages:

    Dovzhytsya and Strubovyska - Lemko region

Surnames:

    WARHOLAK and SUCHICK

Settled In:

    eastern Pennsylvania


Walter Turek - Researching:
Villages:

    Toriska, Szepes county; and Kyjov, Saros county

Surnames:

    TUREK, TABAK,KATCEY, KLOTZ, CHUBA, CAP, SUTYAK, and , PATRICK

Settled In:

    Bridgeport CT, Colorado, and Ohio.


Paul Lizanich - Researching:
Village:

    PORAC (Spis)

Surnames:

    BARBUSH, SHIRILLA, VOYTILLA, MROSKO, CEBULA/CEBULYA

Village:

    KHUST (Bereg)

Surnames:

    LIZANICH/LAZANICH, PLAKUS

Village:

    BYSTRE (Bereg)

Surnames:

    MALUK/MAYLUK, BAMBUSKA

Settled In:

    Western Pennsylvania (Fayette County) and eastern Ohio (near Youngstown)

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Mark Skurla - Researching:
Villages:

    Breznica, Vagrinecs, Remenion

Surnames:

    SKURLA, MEGYAS (Megash), MOCH (Mohe), GOYDICH

Settled In: Hazelton, McAdoo, & Beaver Meadows, PA in the coal mining districts.

Rich Trojanowski - Researching:
Villages:

  • From Tylych(Tylicz) Lemko region S.E. Poland Name: GARBERA, KRYNYTSKY

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  • From Mochnaczka Nyzhnya Lemko region S.E. Poland Name: KUNCZICK (KUNCIK, KUNCHYK)

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  • From Koroleva Ruska (Krilova Ruska) Lemko Region S.E. Poland name: Skarlosh (Skarlosz, Scarloss)

Settled In:

Jeffrey Fixler - Researching:
Villages:

    Munkach (a.k.a: Mukacheve, Mukachevo)

Surnames:

    FIXLER

Settled In:
Family From Munkach suffered the Concentration Camps during WWII. Those that survived immigrated to Israel, Europe and United States. Looking: for relatives with the surname 'Fixler', with ancestry from the town of 'Munkach'.

Donald M. Orlovsky - Researching:
Villages:

    ? in Zemplin

Surnames:

    ORLOVSKY

Settled In: Barnesboro, PA than Binghamton, NY

Donna Maruchnic Tassada - Researching:
Villages:

    Hudlova, Lyahovci, Lyinci, Macharki, Serednyova, Chertis, Goydos, Kibrali, Packanyova, Medvegyovci,and Muchawa

Surnames:

    FEDERINKO, MARUCHNIC / MARUHNICK, DIKUN, OZIMOK

Settled In: mostly in Pennsyvania

Donna Hoff-Grambau - Researching:
Villages:

    Unknown and Chomoncia, Horodeuka Galicia

Surnames:

    MEDVITCH, KRAWCHUK, MECHAWA, BOUKA

Settled In: Chisholm, Minesotta
Mary Anne Medvitch (Medwitch,etc.) was born: 13 Oct 1882 all I know is that she would say Galicia, unknown village, she did tell me about hiding in the train while horsemen attacked and burned her village, she remembered the horsemen jumping through the open train doors while she hid in the hay (or whatever was there).

Vicki Sutphin - Researching:
Villages:

    Priluki, Sanok, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

Surnames:

    CRURA, SCURA, CHURA, MEMOVICH, MEMORICH

Settled In: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania 1890's and to Colorado 1900's

David Kerlick - Researching:
Villages:

    Szmerekova, Austria-Hungary (now Smerekova, Zakarpatska Oblast Ukraine)
    Cihanovici (sp?)

Surnames:

    KERLICK (KIRLICK KIRLIK KERLEK) Szmerekova
    HAMNIK or HAMIK or HANEK Cihanovici?
    Also KOVACH (Andrew b. 1884 raised in Ungvar/Uzhorod) and his wife Mary ZBUR (b. 1882 Zemplin Cc. emigrated c. 1896) and Mary's mother's family JEFKO.

Settled In: Perth Amboy NJ by 1917

John Andrako (updated info) - Researching:
Villages:

    Kopinovece, Nizhna Viznicza, - old Bereg county, now Mukkachevski area, Transcarpathian Oblast of Ukriane

Surnames:

    ANDREJKO (Andrako) and TURJANICZA (Turanitsa)

Settled In: Perth Amboy, NJ
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Tom Barran - Researching:
Villages:

    Porac
    Ozorvice and Kerestur

Surnames:

    BELLAJ (Bellay, courtesy Ellis Is.) KAFAN from Porac
    BARRAN / BARAN
    WARHOLA

Settled In: Forrest City, PA, Warren, OH

Debby Horton - Researching:
Villages:

    Tekosska' Nova Ves Opatova

Surnames:

    SELKA

Settled In:

John Nalesnik - Researching:
Villages:

    Chmel' ova (Komlosa) Old Saros county - eastern Slovakia

Surnames:

    NALESNIK

    Other surnames being researched:

      KORBA
      KAGISSOVOKI
      JIVANICS or SZVANICS
      FEDOROCHKO
      FUCHILLA
      PASYKIEWIC
      RONKA
      DZUBAK
      LISNY
      SZAAD
      CIOMBOR

Settled In:

    Initial areas of residence in America include: BAYONNE NJ, NESQUEHONING PA, PASSAIC/CLIFTON NJ, PEABODY MASS, BEAVER FALLS PA, YONKERS NY and WOOD PA.

Joannes NALESNIK from Komlosa, Saros, Austria-Hungary had 3 known sons that came to America in early 1900s: John, Andro and Peter. John died young and Anastasia remarried Harry Szat. The father of Joannes, Basilli, had 1 other known son: Michael. This surname also has been spelled NALISNIK.

Ragnar J. Ragnarsson - Researching:
Villages:

    Kamjana and Berest (Lemko region of SE Poland)

Surnames:

    GOGOTZ (Kamjana)
    YADLOWSKY (Berest/Kamjana)

Settled In: St. Clair, PA.

Mary Kurila - Researching:

    KURILA resided in the town of Kluknava, Spiis Co.
    Came to Leckrone, PA in early 1900's. Returned to Slovakia in 1907.
    Two of the children returned about 1924 and settled in Greene Co., PA area

    RICHNAVSKY resided in towns of Kluknava and Richnava, Spiis, Slovakia. Came to Cambria Co., PA in 1920's

    STANO (SZTANYA) resided in town of Katun, Slovakia. Came to Cambria Co. PA (Dunlo) in later 1920's.

    ORINAK or ORINYAK resided in town of Kluknava, Spiis, Slovakia and Siroke, Saros Co., Slovakia circa 1850 's and before

Other family names being researched are ONDAS, PELESS, LACINIK, UNGVARSZKI VJAZANKO, BERCIAK, PUCHALLA.
I believe all of these families were in the region of Spiis and Saros Counties before 1850.

Andrij Kuten - Researching:
Villages:

    Polonna (Lemko region of SE Poland) and Slupsk (post Vistula)

Surnames:

    KUTEN

Settled In:

Daniel J. Holodick - Researching:
Villages:

    unknown

Surnames:

    HOLODIK (HOLDIK/HOLDIC/HOLUDIK) and PALICHIK

Settled In: Ohio initially and then Swoyersville, PA

Paul Hudanich - Researching:
Villages:

    PCOLINA, PICHNE, VELKE POLANA, STARINA, KOLONECE - ZEMPLEN county Slovakia.

Surnames:

    BUSA, HUDANICH, VOHAR, SMOLNAK, MOSCHAK, KARCABA

Settled In:

William Haluszczak - Researching:
Villages:

    POLONA , SANOK DISTRICT - SE Poland

Surnames:

    HALUSZCZAK/ HOLYK/ SEKELIK /TURKO /KILAR

Settled In: PITTSBURGH PA AREA

Carol Holobinko - Researching:
Villages:

    SMEREK (A) and STRUBOVICH ( Strubowiska) SE Poland

Surnames:

    HOLOBINKO/RUSSIN/CAPP ( TSAP )

Settled In: BECCARIA/ GINTER/ and surrounding areas of CLEARFIELD COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA

Yaroslav Zaviysky (alternate e-mail= yarko@usa.pipeline.com) - Researching:
Villages:

    Tylawa, Korolik (Korolik Woloskij), Kamianka - in Krosno-Rymaniw region of SE Poland

Surnames:

    in Korolik - Zaviysky, Zawiski, Zawojski
    in Tylawa - Lazorchyk, Lazorczik, Jadlowski
    in Kamianka - Jawyliak

Settled In: Pittsburgh mining area

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