Nazwiska patronimiczne z formantem -uk szczególnie charakterystyczne dla pow. hajnowskiego na białostocczyźnie

Abstract

: In the Hajnówka district, over 450 surnames with the suffi x (derivational morp heme) - uk are recorded which were mostly formed from patronymics based on given names of Greek origin, less frequently of Hebrew, Latin and Slavic. The goal of the present article is to discuss patronymic surnames with the suffi x - uk found exclusively in Poland or in largest numbers in the Hajnów ka district in the Bia łys tok region, which is overwhelmingly inha-bited by the Orthodox population, who usually speak Belarusian, Ukrainian or sometimes mixed dialects. The material basis of the present study is therefore the surnames with the suffi x -uk most characteristic of the area investigated and strictly associated with this territory from the time of its settlement. The author set himself the following specifi c objectives: a) establish the number of people with a particular surname in Poland; b) establish the number of people with a particular surname in the Hajnówka district; c) establish the surnames with the suffi x - uk found exclusively in Poland or in largest numbers in the Hajnów ka district; d) establish the origin of the surname investigated. The article may prove useful not only in establishing the origin of the surnames studied but also in determining the place where they arose and the directions of migration of the population within Poland.