The Carpatho-Rusyn Surname Project


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JoAnn Shirley - Researching:

Villages:

  • KAMJANKA, Sanok district
  • ZAVADKA RYMANIV'SKA, Sanok District

Surnames:

  • FALATOVICH [FALATOWICZ-FALATOVYCH]
  • GALAIJDA
  • KOZSTIK

Settled In:

    SHENANDOHA,SILVERBROOK,AND MC-ADOO PA


Richard Mead - Researching:

Villages:

  • Hradisko, Saros county - Presov area

Surnames:

  • Eurich, Yurick, Jurick
  • Sabol
  • Gdovin
  • Manyik

Settled In:

    Settled in Eastern Colorado in early 1900s
    Would like to know what happened to Hradisko and the relatives left behind.


Jeannette Lookado - Researching:

Villages:

  • Uscie Ruskie, Gorlice district
  • Stawisza, Grybow district

Surnames:

  • BARTKO
  • HAWRILCZAK (HAWRICHALK; HAURILCHALK; HARWCHAK)
  • CHISLAK
  • HUBIAK

Settled In:

    Robbinsville, N.J.


Dorothy Virostko - Researching:

Villages:

  • Matysova, Saros county now Stara Lubovnia district
  • Zamutov, Zemplin

Surnames:

  • Virostko
  • Biros
  • Feczko
  • Demcsak (Demchok)

Settled In:


Chris - Researching:

Villages:

  • Dara, Zemplen county
  • Prislop, Zemplen county

Surnames:

  • Polyak
  • Plej
  • Szenkovi
  • Matzanovej

Settled In:


Nick Colasuonno - Researching:

Villages:

  • unknown in the Carpathians

Surnames:

  • Kluska

Settled In:

    Pennsylvania


ZeliznakM@mod.gov.sk - Researching:

Villages:

  • Bodruzal, Saris county

Surnames:

  • Zeliznak

Settled In:

    This is an listing from a person in Slovakia seeking relatives in the US


anthony_dalessandro@fceinc.com - Researching:

Villages:

  • unknown

Surnames:

  • Shobey

Settled In:

    Cleveland, Ohio. They settled in the SouthSide (now Tremont).


DPenzenik@aol.com - Researching:

Villages:

  • Kolodnoje (Kolodne), Maramaros county
  • Krajnja Martynka, Bereg county
  • Smolohovycja, Bereg county
  • Chornyi Potik

Surnames:

  • Penzenik

Settled In:


John - Researching:

Villages:

  • unknown, Spis county

Surnames:

  • Yankura
  • Lesondak

Settled In:

    Emigrated to USA in 1901. They settled in various coal mining towns in Fayette County, PA., eventually purchasing a house in Masontown, Fayette Co., PA about 1923.


adhorbal - Researching:

Villages:

  • Bartne/Bortne, Gorlice district

Surnames:

  • Horbal

Settled In:


James F. May Sr. - Researching:

Villages:

  • Grabowka, Brzozow district [now part of Krosno district]
  • GODOVA n.w. of Grabowka

Surnames:

  • STABRYLA (changed toSTRUBILLA)
  • WIESZCZAK
  • MOSCOW or MOSKAL
  • HRYTSENKO

Settled In:

    NEW BOSTON, PA.
    JOZEF STABRYLA left Hamburg Germany 2/2/12 with PIOTR HRZCSUKO --arrived New York 2/15/12
    Jozef worked for the New Boston-Morea coal mine until his death 3/16/27.


Stephen R. Fanok - Researching:

Villages:

  • Zahoczewie, Lesko district
  • Srednia, Lesko district

Surnames:

  • Fanok
  • Dorosz
  • Suska
  • Ziatyk

Settled In:

    Newark, NJ and then Morgantown, W Va.


Stuart Kaufer - Researching:

Villages:

  • Kiralyhaza - now Koroleve, Ugocsa County
  • Tarna - now Chyza, Ugocsa County

Surnames:

  • Stein
  • Friedman

Settled In:


ROD PATROSH - Researching:

Villages:

  • Vyslok Dolny [Nyzhnyj], Sanok district

Surnames:

  • PATROSH, PATROSZ

Settled In:

    Canada, USA, or elsewhere


Nancy Dorcak - Researching:

Villages:

  • Nizny Tvarozec, Saros county

Surnames:

  • DORCHAK
  • ONDOS
  • HISCHUCK

Settled In:


S. Greenfeld - Researching:

Villages:

  • Mukacevo [Munkacs], Bereg County
  • Sevljus [Vynohradiv] , Ugosca County
  • Bilky, Bereg County
  • Uzhhorod [Ungvar], Ung County
  • Berehove [Beregszasz], Bereg County
  • Chust, Maramaros County

Surnames:

  • Abraham
  • Reisman
  • Josovic

Settled In:

    Searching for family of Solomon Abraham, son of Z.L. Abraham


Kim Kurak - Researching:

Villages:

  • Kusnycja, former Maramaros county - now Irsava district of Transcarpathia
  • Rakosyn, former Bereg county - now Transcarpathia

Surnames:

  • Kurak
  • Mikita

Settled In:


Joan MacDonald - Researching:

Villages:

  • CHUMAL'OVO / CHUMALEVE, Maramaros county

Surnames:

  • PAKANECS

Settled In:

    Washington, PA, then Powhatten Point, OH and finally Detroit, MI


Joan MacDonald - Researching:

Villages:

  • TURJA REMETE/TURJI REMETY (IN THE TUJA RIVER VALLEY], UNG COUNTY

Surnames:

  • Szendrey
  • Horscin
  • Payunk

Settled In:

    Washington, PA


Steve Varonka - Researching:

Villages:

  • Lypovec, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • Varonka / Warjanka / Varanka / Veronka / Veranka / Varonka / Varjanka / Waranka / Warianka
  • Kostick

Settled In:

    Frackville, PA


Sharon Tosi Moore - Researching:

Villages:

  • Hrabske, Saros county

Surnames:

  • Glita or Glitta
  • Mitzko
  • Perunsky or Perunske
  • Fignarova
  • Demjanovicova
  • Gbur

Settled In:

    Passaic NJ in 1932


Doyle Drozdiak - Researching:

Villages:

  • Bogusha, Grybow district

Surnames:

  • Drozdiak

Settled In:


Joan Hendershot - Researching:

Villages:

  • Ruske, Zemplen Co.
  • Vysne Repase, Spis Co.
  • Felsoolsva now Vysna Ol'sava, Saros County
  • Sapinec, Saros Co
  • Felso Jablonka

Surnames:

  • HRIB
  • JEDINAK
  • KOLESAR
  • PELYAK
  • ROGVAN
  • KRISKO
  • BUSA
  • DEMCSAK
  • DEMKO
  • FECZKO
  • GNALY
  • HARAGSZIM
  • GULA

Settled In:


Jenny Hawran - Researching:

Villages:

  • Udol (formally Ujak), Saros county

Surnames:

  • Havran

Settled In:

    Our branch in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. Other branches in New Jersey.


Edward Potereiko - Researching:

Villages:

  • Myscova, Krosno district

Surnames:

  • GREVOCH or GREVACH
  • BEDREYOWSKA / BEDRIJOWSKA
  • POTORYIKO/POTEREJKO/POTEREIKO

Settled In:


ADJordan@aol.com - Researching:

Villages:

  • Zipov - SSW of Presov

Surnames:

  • KUTCHI (KUCA)
  • MACHALA
  • BENCHO

Settled In:

    Freeland and Hazleton, PA


ADJordan@aol.com - Researching:

Villages:

  • Vagrinec, Saros county
  • Ladomirova, Saros county

Surnames:

  • SUPER (Czuper? Cuper?)
  • BURJAHOVA
  • KLIM
  • BARAN
  • OZOGAR

Settled In:

    Settled in Northern New Jersey


LTier25582@aol.com - Researching:

Villages:

  • Chmel'ova [formerly Komolospatak], Saros county

Surnames:

  • Mihalcsin
  • Demko
  • Havrilla

Settled In:

    Settled in Northern New Jersey


Diane MacAvoy - Researching:

Villages:

  • Jawornik Gorna, present Krosno district - former Sanok district - village destroyed in 1947
  • Kajdnovo, Bereg County, Mukachevo District
  • Ruskoje, Bereg County, Mukachevo District

Surnames:

  • Ciuba
  • Pilecka
  • Kowalska
  • Lesniak
  • Dopart
  • Glagola
  • Ilya
  • Nimec (Nemeth,Nimitz)
  • Mallsh

Settled In:

    Joseph Ciuba and Petronella Pilecka met, married, raised a family, and died in Newark, NJ.
    Michael Glagola and Anna Nimec (Nemeth,Nimitz) settled on a farm in Rahway, NJ. Michael also worked for the Pennsylvania RR. He died in 1944, she in 1963


Eleanor Sidoriak - Researching:

Villages:

  • Bogusha, Grybow district

Surnames:

  • Sidoriak

Settled In:

    Coaldale, PA


Renato Podanowski Marzari - Researching:

Villages:

  • Kamionka, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • Podanowski
  • Jakowski/Jakubowski

Settled In:

    Sao Paulo/Brazil


Nancy Lopata Lisak - Researching:

Villages:

  • Jakubjany, Szepes county
  • Medzilaborce, Zemplen county
  • Njagiv, Zemplen county

Surnames:

  • LOPATA
  • KARAMAN
  • STRAHAN
  • SEREDA
  • LISAK (also spelled Lis, Lisi, Lisczak)

Settled In:

    Pittsburgh, PA


M.Force - Researching:

Villages:

  • Novy Sancz
  • Bila Voda, Nowy Targ district
  • Chorna Voda, Nowy Targ district
  • Jaworki, Nowy Targ district
  • Szlachtowa, Nowy Targ district
  • Kamienka, Szepes county

Surnames:

  • Berrit
  • Drypsiak
  • Dzik
  • Gryndziak
  • Holowacz
  • Karpiak
  • Koby
  • Kova
  • Morlak
  • Meirlovich
  • Patrick
  • Pientraz
  • Steila
  • Szlachtowski
  • Solkiewicz
  • Glosik
  • Koval
  • Sivulka
  • Zima

Settled In:


Rudolf Tirsch - Researching:

Villages:

  • Chust

Surnames:

  • Baruch Glick

Settled In:


?? - Researching:

Villages:

  • Mukachevo

Surnames:

  • Komorn / Komorna

Settled In:


Mary Doub - Researching:

Villages:

  • Kurov , Saros county
  • ?? in the Medzilaborce area

Surnames:

  • Dupal (Dupaly)
  • Labosky
  • Fedorko
  • Bobbi (Bobby?)

Settled In:


Julie Ann Davis - Researching:

Villages:

  • Orichovycja, Ung County

Surnames:

  • Hlivko
  • Tsapik
  • Reshetar
  • Diurichko

Settled In:

    George Hlivko came to America in 1914 and his wife Anna Tsapik Hlivko arrived in 1920.


Deb Brumbaugh - Researching:

Villages:

  • Mikova, Zemplen County

Surnames:

  • Choma

Settled In:

    Searching for info on Peter Choma's parents. Peter was born 12 July 1883 in Mikova, county of Zemplen. Parents were Wassil Choma and Helen Perock Peter settled in St. Clair, PA in 1903.


Cheri Wallmark - Researching:

Villages:

  • Vanivka, Doshnytsja or Semushova - Lemkovyna

Surnames:

  • Jurczyszyn Other spellings: Jurciszyn, Jurchyshyn.

Settled In:

    Marcella Jurczyszyn was born 4/21/1897 in a small town near, but not in the mountains. She entered the U.S. as a citizen of Austria around 1913 and was illiterate at the time of arrival. Therefore, the spelling of her last name could be questioned.
    Her parents were Jacob and Tekla Jurczyszyn. We think he was the village weaver. Marcella was sent to live with a sister in Newark, NJ. There may have been another sibling in the U.S. or Canada. One or more siblings remained in Poland. One sister survived both wars and was living in what was Germany in the late 1970's. She was relocated during a war and could not return to her home.


John--- - Researching:

Villages:

  • Starina, Saros County

Surnames:

  • Mitrus
  • Kolinchak
  • Bobal
  • Knepik
  • Hriciga
  • Gajdos

Settled In:


Janice Fall Urchek - Researching:

Villages:

  • Hyrova, Krosno District

Surnames:

  • FAL
  • SECHAK

Settled In:

    My grandfather Dimitri Fal , and my grandmother Eva Sechak Fal were born in Hyrova in the Krosno district in the late 1890's. Both came to the United States around 1913 or so. They met and married in Conemaugh Pa. around 1916. The belonged to St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church in Conemaugh. They had 4 sons. Eva died in 1926. Dimitri remarried, and during the 40's moved to Cleveland Ohio. Any information would be appreciated.


Edward Potereiko - Researching:

Villages:

  • Myscowa/Myscova,Krosno District
  • Muszynka,Nowy Sacz District
  • Nastasow,Galicia/Austria/Poland, currently > Nastasiv,Ternopil/Tarnopol/Ternopol,Ukraine

Surnames:

  • MAKUCH/Makuh
  • POSYPANKO/Possyponko
  • POTEREJKO/POTEREIKO/POTORYIKO/ POTORYJKO/POTOREIKO
  • BEDRIJOWSKA
  • GEDZ

Settled In:

    Lived upstate NY probably 1907 - 1910 circa, moving to Brooklyn, Ny or NYC, NY.


Monica Kmetz Cochran - Researching:

Villages:

  • Zubne, Zemplin County (northeast of Humenne)
  • Zalabina, Zemplin County [nr]

Surnames:

  • Kmetz
  • Brecko (or Bretcko)
  • Kuzma
  • Kotcko
  • Lucas

Settled In:

    All 4 of my grandparents were born in Zemplin County in 1886. Mary Kuzma was from Zubne, John Brecko was from Zalabina, and George Kmetz and Susan Kotcko were also from villages nearby. All emigrated as teenagers to the Pittsburgh area -- some originally to McKeesport, but all ending up in Clairton, PA.


Steve Pisio - Researching:

Villages:

  • Wislok, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • Pisio ( House No. 225 )
  • Kudlacz ( House No. 83 )

Settled In:

    I am researching my grandparents Michael and Maria Pisio. They came from the Lemko village of Wislok. My grandfather immigrated to Canada in 1927, he sent for his family in 1930. They settled in Fosston, Saskatchewan.


PAT SIBLEY - Researching:

Villages:

  • Wisloczek,Sanok District
  • Polany,KrosnoDistrict
  • Zegiestow,Nowy Sacz District
  • Srednie Wielkie, Lesko District
  • Odrzechowa,SanokDistrict
  • Wroblik Krolewski,KrosnoDistrict
  • Rybne,Lesko District

Surnames:

  • KRAWIEC,KRAWIETZ,KRAVETZ,KRAVITZ
  • PALICA,PALICIA,PALITZA
  • TUDYK,THUDYK
  • ZIGMOND,ZYGMOND

Settled In:

    These families immigrated to the Texas area in the 1850's,1860's and 1870's.


Susan Crossland - Researching:

Villages:

  • Magyarkomjat = Velyki Komjaty, Ugocsa county

Surnames:

  • ONESKO
  • SEMOHKO
  • MERENIC
  • SWEDA

Settled In:

    They came to the US around 1906 and settled in Republic, Pennsylvania.



Eugenie Samuel - Researching:

Villages:

  • Tecso aka Tjaciv, Maramaros county

Surnames:

  • Krausz

Settled In:


Mike Halaiko - Researching:

Villages:

  • Lubne, Lesko district
  • Dolzyca, Lesko district

Surnames:

  • Halaiko/Halajko

Settled In:


Nancy - Researching:

Villages:

  • Sapinec, Saros county
  • Stefuriv, Saros county

Surnames:

  • Czar (Car)
  • Maslej

Settled In:

    Mychal Czar married Maslej in St. Michael's Greek Catholic (now Ukrainian Catholic) church in Shenandoah, PA in 1885. At the time, both were living in Luzerne County, Freeland, PA at Highland. They later moved to Clearfield County, Philipsburg, PA, where they founded Nativity of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church and had my mother-in-law's mother, Mary Helen Czar.


Andrij H Bebko - Researching:

Villages:

  • Manastyrets, Lesko district
  • Lukavytsia, Lesko district

Surnames:

  • BEBKO (Pepko?)
  • KELMAN (Kel'man)

Settled In:


Stephen Silberman - Researching:

Villages:

  • Nowy Sacz, Nowy Sacz County
  • Gorlice, Nowy Sacz County

Surnames:

  • Braunfeld
  • Werner

Settled In:


Patricia Eskow-lovas - Researching:

Villages:

  • Czeremcha, Sanok district
  • Sanok, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • Michalko (Mychalko)
  • Semanczyk
  • Cznpaska (Cuipaszko)
  • Lehocka (Lehoeka, Lehoeke)

Settled In:

    My grandmother, Mary (Maryja) Michalko was born on July 2, 1899 in Gilberton ,Pa. Her father, Daniel, was from Czeremcha. Her mother, Justine Cznpaska, was from Sanok. I know they went back to Poland when Mary was very young. In Czeremcha, Daniel and Justine had two more children. Mary's brother and sister's names were Parascevia and Thecla. Mary came back to the USA in the mid 1920's. Her brother and sister stayed in Poland.


NANUSHA - Researching:

Villages:

  • Teleshnytsja (Teleshnycja) Sjanna - Lesko District
  • unknown

Surnames:

  • Markanych
  • Leucovych/Leucovich/Lucovich
  • Czajkowski
  • Romanick/Romanik

Settled In:

    Markanych came to Philadelphia, Pa, about 1901 and Leucovych immigrated to West Leechburg, Pa, about 1905.


Steve Deutsch - Researching:

Villages:

  • Mukachevo, Bereg county

Surnames:

  • Weiser

Settled In:

    Father's name was Markus Weiser and he had a small produce stand. Son, Nathan came to USA in 1921. Three sisters moved to France during the 1920's, but two sisters and a brother remained with parents.


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