German/Polish Surnames
Below is a short list of Polonized German surnames, most of which I have found in the church records of the Przedecz and Chodecz parishes, while a few examples come from other sources. The names were Polonized by the church record keepers either by translating the meaning of the German name into Polish, or by phonetical spelling. For example, Birkholz means birch wood, which is called brzezina in Polish, hence the Brzezinski. However, please be aware that a person with one of the belowmentioned Polish names is not necessarily a person of German origin.
If you are interested in the origins and meanings of Polish surnames as such, I can recommend this site: http://genealogy.about.com/cs/surname/a/polish_surnames.htm
| German | Polish |
| Abendroth | Wieczorek |
| Altwasser | Wodnicki |
| Bartsch | Okuński |
| Birkholz | Brzeziński |
| Beutler | Worek, Workowski |
| Büttner, Buettner | Bitner, Bittner, Bytner |
| Falkenberg | Falgórski, Górski |
| Fitz | Fyc |
| Fröhlich, Froehlich | Wesełowski, Wesołowski |
| Grams | Troskowski |
| Grüning, Gruening | Zieliński, Gryning |
| Hartwich, Hartwig | Twardowski |
| Hirschfeld | Sarnowski |
| Hirsekorn | Żaricki |
| Hoppe, Hopp | Chmielewski |
| Jäger, Jaeger | Strzelecki |
| Job | Kabat |
| Kleemann, Klemann | Ruczyński |
| Koberstein | Kamiński |
| Kopp | Głowacki |
| Klingbeil | Toporski |
| Kluth | Grudziński |
| Krebs | Rak, Rakowski |
| Krüger, Krueger | Kryger, Krygier |
| Kühn, Kuehn | Kihn, Kin, Kyn |
| Lemke | Jagniącki |
| Martin | Marcinkowski |
| Marx | Marks, Markowski |
| Milbrad, Milbradt, Milbrat | Pieczyński |
| Nachtigall | Słowiński |
| Neumann | Nayman, Neyman, Nowak |
| Peltzer, Pelzer | Kożuchowski |
| Pflügge, Pfluegge | Oraczewski |
| Pitt | Pyd, Pyde |
| Priebe | Prybe |
| Pufahl, Pufal | Płowiński, Pufalski |
| Ratter | Raczyński |
| Rieske, Riske | Ryskie |
| Rode, Rohde | Czerwiński |
| Rohr | Scinalszewski |
| Sager | Zager, Zagier |
| Schiewe | Sziwe, Szywe |
| Schendel, Schindel | Szendel, Szyndel, Cwiek |
| Schmidt | Kowalski, Szmit, Szmyt |
| Schneider | Krawczyński, Sznayder |
| Schultz, Schulz | Szulc |
| Schwartz, Schwarz | Szwarc |
| Sommerfeld | Latowski, Zomerfeld, Zumerfeld |
| Stapel | Stopnicki, Sztapel |
| Stege, Steg | Sztege, Szteige, Sztek |
| Steinke | Kamiński |
| Tiede, Thiede | Tyda, Tyde, Tydelski |
| Tonn | Beczkowski |
| Wilde | Dzikowski |
| Zaft | Caft |
| Zellmer, Zelmer | Celmer |
| Ziemann | Cyman |
| Zimmer | Cymer |
| Zippel | Cyppel |
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| Polish | German |
| Beczkowski | Tonn |
| Bitner, Bittner, Bytner | Büttner, Buettner |
| Brzeziński |
Birkholz |
| Caft | Zaft |
| Celmer | Zellmer, Zelmer |
| Chmielewski | Hoppe, Hopp |
| Cwiek | Schendel, Schindel |
| Cyman | Ziemann |
| Cymer | Zimmer |
| Cyppel | Zippel |
| Czerwiński | Rohde, Rode |
| Dzikowski | Wilde |
| Falgórski | Falkenberg |
| Fyc | Fitz |
| Głowacki | Kopp |
| Grudziński | Kluth |
| Gryning | Grüning, Gruening |
| Jagniącki | Lemke |
| Kabat | Job |
| Kamiński | Koberstein, Steinke |
| Kihn, Kin, Kyn | Kühn, Kuehn |
| Kowalski | Schmidt |
| Kożuchowski | Peltzer, Pelzer |
| Krawczyński | Schneider |
| Kryger, Krygier | Krüger, Krueger |
| Latowski | Sommerfeld |
| Marcinkowski |
Martin |
| Markowski,
Marks |
Marx |
| Nayman, Neyman, Nowak | Neumann |
| Okuński | Bartsch |
| Oraczewski |
Pflügge, Pfluegge |
| Pieczyński | Milbrad, Milbradt, Milbrat |
| Płowiński | Pufahl, Pufal |
| Prybe | Priebe |
| Pufalski | Pufahl, Pufal |
| Pyd, Pyde | Pitt |
| Raczyński | Ratter |
| Rak, Rakowski | Krebs |
| Ruczyński | Kleemann, Klemann |
| Ryskie |
Rieske, Riske |
| Sarnowski | Hirschfeld |
| Scinalszewski | Rohr |
| Słowiński | Nachtigall |
| Stopnicki | Stapel |
| Strzelecki | Jäger, Jaeger |
| Szmit, Szmyt | Schmidt |
| Sznayder | Schneider |
| Sztapel | Stapel |
| Sztege, Szteige, Sztek | Stege, Steg |
| Szulc | Schultz, Schulz |
| Szwarc | Schwartz, Schwarz |
| Szendel, Szyndel | Schendel, Schindel |
| Toporski | Klingbeil |
| Troskowski | Grams |
| Twardowski | Hartwich, Hartwig |
| Tyda, Tyde, Tydelski | Dzikowski |
| Wesełowski, Wesołowski | Fröhlich, Froehlich |
| Wieczorek | Abendroth |
| Wodnicki | Altwasser |
| Worek, Workowski | Beutler |
| Zager, Zagier | Sager |
| Żarnicki | Hirsekorn |
| Zieliński | Grüning, Gruening |
| Zomerfelt, Zumerfelt | Sommerfeld |
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