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The EWANCHUK name meaning
Hello Janet,
During my own family research, I found out a number of thinks that you might find interesting
EWANCHUK/CHOUK/CHAK/CHEK/CHOK/CHIK/CHYK, or ending with CK or simply C EWANCZUK/CZOUK/CZAK/CZEK/CZOK/CZIK/CZYK, or ending with CK or simply C are all Eastern Europe names. The last vowel roughly indicates the origin country or region. For instance CHUK/CZUK is probably of Ukrainian origin. Some of the other names come from Poland.
I identify two other name series which belong to the same category : IWANCHUK/CHOUK/CHAK/CHEK/CHOK/CHIK/CHYK, or ending with CK or simply C IWANCZUK/CZOUK/CZAK/CZEK/CZOK/CZIK/CZYK, or ending with CK or simply C
Sometimes, the W is spelled V (as it should be pronouced), and the ending is with CIC, like in IVANCIC. This greatly multiplies the combinations. Some ex-Jugoslavia people say that the termination IC is of Serb origin.
My guess about the EWANCHUK name origin is the following : - first hypothesis : the name comes from the very popular Eastern first name IVAN. It this case, EWANCHUK would mean "the little IVAN". - second hypothesis : all throughout the Autro-Hungarian or the Russian empire were many towns and villages bearing a name related to IVAN, such as IVANOVO, or IVANCICE. The name EWANCHUK would then mean "the person coming from IVANOVO" or "from IVANCICE".
From the above, we may assume that there is very little chance that two people bearing the same name are related, unless the relation can be clearly established through other means than the family name resemblance.
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IWANCZUK/EWANCHUK/EVANCHUK/EVANS!!!
This is definitely not a common name. I found a total of 6 people with the last name Iwanczuk on the Social Sec. deceased rolls in NY and only 14 for the whole U. S.
My grandfather on my father's side was Alec (or Alek, or possibly Alexi) Iwanczuk. You are correct, he was from the Ukraine, which my aunt claims is also known as "White Russia".
Alek emigrated to the U. S. around the turn of the century. I don't know if he was married at the time, but his wife's maiden name was Catherina Kastalska. I suspect he lived in NYC for some time. He then moved to upstate NY where he farmed his entire life.
He died in that late 50s.
Alec had two sons, James and William. At some point, my father contracted the name to Evans, and my birth certificate shows this name but my dad never legally changed the name.
I have lots of relatives in NYC according to my aunt Ann on my father's side. I don't know any of their names, but I'm trying to get some info.
This has been LONG, but I thought I'd give as much as needed. Maybe an Evanchuk/Ewanchuk/ Iwanczuk is out there reading.
Thanks!!!
Frank Linda Evans Hudson WI
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Do u know family of Lillian Ewanchuk, Bill, May Vower's, Florence Ewanchuk, Cliffe Ewanchuk, Diane Meyers(ewanchuk) mostly in British Columbia area.
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None of those names sound familiar. We do have some Canadian ancestry in the family but it is on the French-Canadian side near upstate New York.
I believe our original name is spelled Iwanczuk which was bastardized by Ellis Island officials to Evanchuk......
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Does anybody of the same surname have any ancestry to a village in Ukraine or Poland by the name of Dolgomosciska or something similar?
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My grandfather's name was Elias Iwanczuk and his wife's maiden name was Catharina Podstawaska. My father's birth certificate information lists the letters k, d, and e followed by what appears to be names of cities in Russia/Ukraine.
My grandfather's list is:
k - Synicholouka d - not readable e - Galicia
My grandmother's are:
k - Siredn Selo d - Listro e - Galicia
I have been able to get into the Ellis Is. Records and can't find Elias Iwanczuk or Catharina Podstawska for 1892 - 1924. My brother remembers that my grandfather was a minor local official in the town in Russia/ Ukraine where he lived. My grandmother was of some minor royalty heritage.
I suspect that the two lived in the NYC area before moving to upstate New York (Albany) area. The name Iwanczuk got bastardized along the way to Evanchuk, although my father, for reasons unknown, changed his name (not legally) to Evans.
I am digging through the census records to find any Iwanczuk that is on the list. It's very slow going; I suspect when I get to the Russian/Ukranian roots, the path will certainly disappear.
Thanks for any info/input!!
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Looking for family tree information on the last name Ewaniszyk...not sure if the spelling changed. Great grandfather's name is Michael and he married Pauline Wavershak (not sure if that spelling changed) and came to New York. Any info out there? Thanks!
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The name EWANISZYK is most certainly a corrupted form of EWANTSZYK. The T has been transformed into an I at some time.
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They may be related to my grandfather Iwan Iwanchuk. He moved to the Vernon area from Bellis/Gold Creek/Vegreville AB in the 1930s.
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