[Surname] Re: Agopsowicz
in reply to a message by Fray
The immediate origin is Polish, as you thought, -owicz being the patronymic ending - "son of". However, this is one of a group of Polish surnames indicating an Armenian ancestry. I don't know what Agops means, but I suspect it could be a version of the Armenian Hagop, meaning Jacob or James.
You might learn more by googling something like "Armenians in Poland".
You might learn more by googling something like "Armenians in Poland".
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Hey,
I have always been told its actually Austrian.
Agop means John
Sowich mean son of
and if I'm correct that would be Johnson in English translation.
Thanks,
I have always been told its actually Austrian.
Agop means John
Sowich mean son of
and if I'm correct that would be Johnson in English translation.
Thanks,
You'll learn more here -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians_in_Poland
where the Agopsowicz family gets a mention.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians_in_Poland
where the Agopsowicz family gets a mention.