🇵🇱 Poland · Polish
Poland Family Tree
Polish genealogy is complicated by the country's partitioned history (1795-1918). Records may be in Polish, Russian, German, or Latin depending on which empire controlled the area.
Poland naming patterns
Polish surnames often end in "-ski/-ska" (indicating origin from a place) or "-wicz" (son of). Common occupational surnames include Kowalski (smith), Nowak (newcomer), and Zieliński (from a green place).
Common Poland surnames
Where to find Poland records
- Geneteka.genealodzy.pl (free index)
- Szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl
- FamilySearch Poland
- Ancestry Poland
- Metryki.genealodzy.pl
Migration history
Over 2.5 million Poles emigrated to the United States between 1870-1920. Chicago has historically been home to the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw.
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