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in reply to a message by Sam7144
In Belarusian it would be written Гейхрох (Hiejchroch, Hyeykhrokh) that is as much as I can help
It may possibly be from Yiddish because there were many Jews around Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia in that time. Do you know if you have any Jewish ancestry?
It may possibly be from Yiddish because there were many Jews around Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia in that time. Do you know if you have any Jewish ancestry?
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Very helpful response, Anya. Thank-you. Yes, 6% Ashkenazi Jew - DNA result but became Roman Catholic over time.
Double thumbs-up!
Sam
Double thumbs-up!
Sam
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It does have Yiddish sound so I would say it's very possible it's Yiddish surname.
I don't have statistics for everywhere there but I do know in early 1900s Belarusian capital was about 50% Jewish, and there was notable amount in other places in East Slav area / Poland. Poland had a lot of Jews before WW2. Western Ukraine also had many Jews at that time. They are not there anymore because of Nazis and Soviets.
I don't have statistics for everywhere there but I do know in early 1900s Belarusian capital was about 50% Jewish, and there was notable amount in other places in East Slav area / Poland. Poland had a lot of Jews before WW2. Western Ukraine also had many Jews at that time. They are not there anymore because of Nazis and Soviets.
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Thankyou, Anya. It is indeed a sad history and its impact is intergenerational. My genealogical search hit a brick wall but understanding the origin of their surname permits me another perspective about their lives.
Sam
Sam
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