Latvian Surname Project - User contributions [en]

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== '''Welcome to the newly designed Latvian Surname Project!''' ==

'''What is the Latvian Surname Project?'''

The Latvian Surname Project is a constantly growing database of Latvian surnames. It is intended to serve as a resource for English speakers researching their Latvian ancestors. It also aims to provide an overview of Latvian surname trends in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And now - you will be able to participate!

'''What makes the Latvian Surname Project different from other surname databases?'''

It focuses exclusively on Latvian surnames. Many surname databases available on the Internet contain very few, if any, Latvian surnames, and these surnames are often incorrectly attributed or defined. As more and more people turn to the Internet to do genealogical research, this resource is intended to fill that niche.

For the purposes of this site, "Latvian surnames" refers to surnames held by ethnic Latvians. There are many resources out there for the history of names for Germans, Russians, Jews, Poles, etc. so this website does not focus on those. Names usually associated with languages other than Latvian may appear on this website, and this is because Latvian surnames have been drawn from a number of different sources, particularly German and Russian, due to a long history of German and Russian domination in Latvian territory. This does not necessarily mean that their bearers were of these ethnicities.

There is one exception to the "ethnic Latvians" rule - I have also included surnames of Roma (Gypsies), since historical scholarship on their histories and names in Latvian territory is also very minimal, and that which I have found is not in English.

'''How can I browse the site?'''

Right now, you can browse by [[:Category:Locations|location]] or [[:Category:Latvian surnames|surname]].

The database currently includes '''1,188''' surnames.

Being able to browse by location is the most important feature for this updated version of the Project. Doing this has also helped identify gaps - that is, parishes or towns for which few or no surnames are listed. This will be remedied as time goes on!

At present, the database includes names from '''285''' parishes, towns and cities.

A map of the areas covered:

[[File:parishes_covered.png]]

'''What does an asterisk next to a parish name mean?'''

An asterisk (*) next to a parish name on a surname page means that this parish has one of the earliest occurrences of this surname (typically a 1826 revision list, consult the [[:Category:Estates|Estates]] category for a list of estates available). As more and more estates are added to the website, the number of asterisks will increase. This will, eventually, help identify migration patterns. '''Please note:''' The lack of an asterisk does not mean that the name is not native to a given parish. It may just mean these estates haven't been added yet.

'''What does "possible place name borrowing" mean?'''

Latvians were a predominantly agricultural people in the nineteenth century, and therefore lived in the country, either on their own farms or as tenant farmers on a lord's estate. Prior to the abolition of serfdom in the nineteenth century, it was rare for Latvians to have surnames. They were referred to by their given name and the place that they lived. Upon the abolition of serfdom, many people chose the name of their farm or estate as their surname. This does not mean that all surnames marked as "possible place name borrowing" are in fact derived from farm names, only that the name does appear as a farm name in Latvia, so such a possibility does exist.

'''What does "attested" mean?'''

This means that I have seen the name in records for that specific parish. This does not mean it occurs exclusively in that parish, only that in my journey through the records I have not yet seen it elsewhere.

'''What spellings does this website use?'''

For the names of the surname pages, I use the modern-day Latvian spellings. There are two reasons for this: One, these spellings are standardized. Prior to the spelling reform, surnames were not standardized, and could be spelled in any number of ways. Older spellings are available within the pages, and thus can be used for searches (though keep in mind that if I do not have a specific variation listed, it will not come up with any results. Let me know of the variation!). Two, it is for the benefit of readers who do not speak Latvian, who may not know the pronunciation rules that make it easier to match up modern-day name spellings with non-standardized ones.

'''My surname is Latvian and it isn't listed!'''

I welcome surname submissions of any Latvian surnames that you may have, keeping in mind the following:

1) It would be preferable if the surname is attested in a specific location, sometime prior to 1905.
2) Unless the name is attested there prior to 1850, do not submit names with the attestation "Rīga". Most Latvians in Rīga migrated there from somewhere else, therefore surname roots are most likely in those other places.

'''How can I participate on here?'''

First you will need to head over to [http://www.celmina.com/genealogy my blog] and leave me a comment there, saying you would like to contribute to this resource. If you're already a long-time commenter on my blog, I will recognize you and provide you with an account as soon as I can. If you are a new contributor to my blog, I'll ask that you tell me a bit about your interests in Latvian genealogy to prove that you're not a bot or a spammer prior to being provided with an account. When I create your account, I will also provide you with the information you need to get started.

'''What features will be added in the future?'''

As you can tell, each of the surname entries has spaces provided for the eventual addition of maps (like the one above here) that will show surname distributions, as well as spaces for handwritten Cyrillic lettering. The purpose of the handwritten Cyrillic will be to make it easier for you to identify the name in Russian-language records. But as you can imagine, setting them all up can take some time!

In the future, I also intend to add estates to each parish - the interwar parishes often took their name from one of the earlier manorial estates in the area, but there would often be smaller estates that also ended up in the bigger parish. My hope is that the addition of estates will also then provide a venue to provide surname lists for each of the estates, based on the earliest documents where they are mentioned (usually 1826 or 1834).

If you have further suggestions, do feel free to add your suggestions on [http://www.celmina.com/genealogy my blog]!

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Vizulis

2013-05-18T16:02:45Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Vizulis|origin=Latvian|meaning=Sparkle, spangle|old=Wissul, Wizzul|cyrillic=Визулис|handwritten|alternate=Vizule, Vyzuļs (Latgalian), Vyzuļe (Latgalian)|related|borrowing=Yes|locations=Baltinava (Vyzuļs)|famous}}

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Mucenieks

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{{Surnames|surname=Mucenieks|origin=Latvian|meaning=Barrel-maker|old=Mutzeneek, Muhzeneek|cyrillic=Муценѣк, Муцениекс|handwritten|alternate=Muceniece, Mucinieks, Muciniece|related|borrowing=Yes|locations=Pāle, Vijciems*|famous}}

[[Category:Pāle parish]][[Category:Vijciems parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter M]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latvian origin]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Bondars

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{{Surnames|surname=Bondars|origin=Slavic|meaning=Cooper|old=Bondar|cyrillic=Bondars|handwritten|alternate=Bondare|related=[[Bondarāns]], [[Bondarenoks]], [[Mucenieks]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Gaigalava|famous}}

[[Category:Gaigalava parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter B]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Bondars

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{{Surnames|surname=Bondars|origin=Slavic|meaning=Cooper|old=Bondar|cyrillic=Bondars|handwritten|alternate=Bondare|related=[[Bondarāns]], [[Bondarenoks]], [[Mucinieks]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Gaigalava|famous}}

[[Category:Gaigalava parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter B]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Bondarāns

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{{Surnames|surname=Bondarāns|origin=Latgalian|meaning=Patronymic, "son of a cooper"|old=Bondaran|cyrillic=Бондаранс|handwritten|alternate=Bondarāne, Bondarans, Bondarane|related=[[Bondars]], [[Bondarenoks]]|borrowing=No|locations=Cibla|famous}}

[[Category:Cibla parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter B]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Bondarenoks

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{{Surnames|surname=Bondarenoks|origin=Slavic (Belarusian)|meaning=Patronymic, "son of a cooper"|old=Bondarenok|cyrillic=Бондаренокс|handwritten|alternate=Bondarenoka|related=[[Bondarāns]], [[Bondars]]|borrowing|locations=Šķaune|famous}}

[[Category:Šķaune parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter B]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Bondarenoks

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{{Surnames|surname=Bondarenoks|origin=Slavic (Belarusian)|meaning=Patronymic, "son of a cooper"|old=Bondarenok|cyrillic=Bondarenoks|handwritten|alternate=Bondarenoka|related=[[Bondarāns]], [[Bondars]]|borrowing|locations=Šķaune|famous}}

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Bondars

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{{Surnames|surname=Bondars|origin=Slavic|meaning=Cooper|old=Bondar|cyrillic=Bondars|handwritten|alternate=Bondare|related=[[Bondarāns]], [[Bondarenoks]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Gaigalava|famous}}

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Brenčevs

2013-05-18T01:41:16Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Brenčevs|origin=Slavic|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Brencis"|old=Brenchev, Brenchew|cyrillic=Бренчевс|handwritten|alternate=Brenčeva, Brencevs, Brenceva|related=[[Tiltabrencis]]|borrowing|locations=Gaigalava|famous}}

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Miķelsons

2013-05-18T01:39:19Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Miķelsons|origin=Germanic|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Michael"|old=Mikkelson, Mikkelsohn, Mikelson, Mikelsohn, Miķķelson, Miķķelsohn|cyrillic=Микелсонс|handwritten|alternate=Miķelsone, Mikelsons, Mikelsone|related=[[Mikašenoks]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Jaungulbene, Lāde, Lēdurga, Limbaži, Lubāna, Mālpils, Sēļi, Stopiņi, Suntaži, Turaida, Vidriži|famous}}

[[Category:Jaungulbene parish]][[Category:Lāde parish]][[Category:Lēdurga parish]][[Category:Limbaži parish]][[Category:Lubāna parish]][[Category:Mālpils parish]][[Category:Sēļi parish]][[Category:Stopiņi parish]][[Category:Suntaži parish]][[Category:Turaida parish]][[Category:Vidriži parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter M]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Germanic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Dāvidsons

2013-05-18T01:38:43Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Dāvidsons|origin=Germanic|meaning=Patronymic, "son of David"|old=Davidsohn, Dawidsohn|cyrillic=Давидсонс|handwritten|alternate=Dāvidsone, Davidsons, Davidsone|related=[[Dovidāns]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Aloja, Umurga|famous}}

[[Category:Aloja parish]][[Category:Umurga parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter D]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Germanic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Dovidāns

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{{Surnames|surname=Dovidāns|origin=Latgalian|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Dovids" (Latgalian variant of David)|old=Dovidan|cyrillic=Довиданс|handwritten|alternate=Dovidāne, Dōvidāns, Dōvidāne, Dovidans, Dovidane|related=[[Dāvidsons]]|borrowing=No|locations=Cibla|famous}}

[[Category:Cibla parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter D]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Dovidāns

2013-05-18T01:36:55Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Dovidāns|origin=Latgalian|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Dovids" (Latgalian variant of David)|old=Dovidan|cyrillic=Довиданс|handwritten|alternate=Dovidāne, Dōvidāns, Dōvidāne, Dovidans, Dovidane|related|borrowing=No|locations=Cibla|famous}}

[[Category:Cibla parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter D]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Gabrielevs

2013-05-18T01:33:30Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Gabrielevs|origin=Slavic|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Gabriel"|old=Gabrielev, Gabrielew, Gabrilev|cyrillic=Габриелевс|handwritten|alternate=Gabrieleva|related|borrowing=No|locations=Gaigalava|famous}}

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Kasparovics

2013-05-18T01:29:56Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Kasparovics|origin=Slavic|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Casper"|old=Kasparovich, Kasparovic, Casparovic, Casparovich, Kasperov, Kasparov, Kasparow|cyrillic=Каспарович, Каспаровицс|handwritten|alternate=Kasparovičs, Kasparoviča, Kasparovica, Kasparovna, Kasparovs, Kasparova, Kasparovičs|related=[[Kasparsons]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Skrunda (Kasparovics), Nautrēni (Kasparovs)|famous}}

[[Category:Nautrēni parish]][[Category:Skrunda parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter K]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Kindzuļs

2013-05-18T01:27:49Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Kindzuļs|origin=Latgalian/Slavic|meaning=From Russian "кинжал", a type of dagger|old=Kindzyul, Kyndzul|cyrillic=Киндзюл, Киндзульс|handwritten|alternate=Kindzuļa, Kindzuls, Kindzula|related|borrowing=Yes|locations=Dricēni|famous}}

[[Category:Dricēni parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter K]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Surnames related to tools and materials]]

Krišāns

2013-05-18T01:23:16Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Krišāns|origin=Latgalian|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Krišs" (Latvian from of Chris)|old=Krishan|cyrillic=Кришанс|handwritten|alternate=Krišāne, Krišans, Krišane, Krisans, Krisane|related=[[Krišjānsons]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Nautrēni|famous}}

[[Category:Nautrēni parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter K]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Krols

2013-05-18T01:20:56Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Krols|origin=Slavic (Polish)|meaning=From Polish "król", meaning "king"|old=Krol|cyrillic=Кролс|handwritten|alternate=Krola, Krole|related|borrowing=Yes|locations=Cibla|famous}}

[[Category:Cibla parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter K]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Mazurs

2013-05-18T01:11:35Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Mazurs|origin=Slavic (Polish)|meaning=From Polish placename Mazur|old=Mazur|cyrillic=Мазурс|handwritten|alternate=Mazura, Mazure|related|borrowing=Yes|locations=Gaigalava, Nautrēni|famous}}

[[Category:Gaigalava parish]][[Category:Nautrēni parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter M]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Location-based surnames]]

Mikašenoks

2013-05-18T01:09:27Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Mikašenoks|origin=Slavic (Belarusian)|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Michael"|old=Mikashenok|cyrillic=Микашенокс|handwritten|alternate=Mikašenoka, Mikasenoks, Mikasenoka|related=[[Miķelsons]]|borrowing=No|locations=Malta|famous}}

[[Category:Malta parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter M]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Miklašēvičs

2013-05-18T01:00:39Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Miklašēvičs|origin=Slavic|meaning=Patronymic, two options: "son of Mikolaj" (Polish variant of Nicholas) or "son of Miklas" (Polish variant of Michael)|old=Miklashevich, Miklasevich|cyrillic=Миклашевичс|handwritten|alternate=Miklašēviča, Miklaševics, Miklaševica, Miklasevics, Miklasevica|related=[[Miķelsons]]?|borrowing=Yes|locations=Šķaune|famous}}

[[Category:Šķaune parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter M]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]][[Category:Surnames with uncertain meanings]]

Category:Mērdzene parish

2013-05-18T00:56:18Z

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Mērdzene parish is located in eastern Latvia, south of the town of Kārsava. In the inter-war period, it was a part of Ludza county.

[[Category:Ludza county]][[Category:Parishes listed alphabetically]]

Mostiks

2013-05-18T00:54:26Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Mostiks|origin=Slavic (Polish)|meaning=From Polish "most", meaning "bridge"|old=Mostik|cyrillic=Мостикс|handwritten|alternate=Mostika|related|borrowing|locations=Mērdzene|famous}}

[[Category:Mērdzene parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter M]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Location-based surnames]]

Ostrovskis

2013-05-18T00:51:00Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Ostrovskis|origin=Slavic|meaning=From Polish "ostry", meaning "keen, acute"|old=Ostrowsky, Ostrowski, Ostrovski|cyrillic=Островскис|handwritten|alternate=Ostrovska|related|borrowing=Yes|locations=Šķaune|famous}}

[[Category:Šķaune parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter O]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Trait-based surnames]]

Pavlovičs

2013-05-18T00:46:58Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Pavlovičs|origin=Slavic|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Pavel"|old=Pavlovich, Pavlowich|cyrillic=Павловичс|handwritten|alternate=Pavloviča, Pavlovics, Pavlovica|related=[[Pavlovskis]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Dricēni|famous}}

[[Category:Dricēni parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter P]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Pavlovskis

2013-05-18T00:44:15Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Pavlovskis|origin=Slavic|meaning=From "Pavlov", patronymic, "son of Pavel"|old=Pavlovski, Pawlowski, Pavlowski, Pavelovski|cyrillic=Павловскис|handwritten|alternate=Pavlovska|related=[[Pavlovičs]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Asūne|famous}}

[[Category:Asūne parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter P]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Pīzelis

2013-05-12T03:05:53Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Pīzelis|origin=Latgalian/Estonian|meaning=From Estonian "pisike", meaning "small"|old=Pisel, Pizel, Pyzel|cyrillic=Пизелис, Пизелс|handwritten|alternate=Pīzele, Pizelis, Pizele, Pīzeļs (Latgalian), Pīzeļe (Latgalian), Pizels|related=[[Mazais]], [[Maziņais]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Aizkalne, Preiļi|famous}}

[[Category:Aizkalne parish]][[Category:Preiļi parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter P]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Finnic origin]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Trait-based surnames]]

Poikāns

2013-05-11T17:34:05Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Poikāns|origin=Latgalian/Latvian/Finnish|meaning=From Latvian "puika" and Finnish "poika", meaning "boy"|old=Poikan, Puikan|cyrillic=Поиканс|handwritten|alternate=Poikāne, Poikans, Poikane|related=[[Puika]], [[Puisāns]], [[Puišelis]]|borrowing=No|locations=Kārsava|famous}}

[[Category:Kārsava parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter P]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latvian origin]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Finnic origin]][[Category:Surnames based on interpersonal relationships]][[Category:Surnames with roots in two or more languages]]

Pīterovs

2013-05-11T17:24:02Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Pīterovs|origin=Latgalian/Slavic|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Pīters" (Latgalian form of "Peter")|old=Piterow, Piterov|cyrillic=Питеровс, Пытеровс|handwritten|alternate=Pīterova, Piterovs, Piterova|related=[[Petrovs]], [[Pētersons]]|borrowing|locations=Gaigalava|famous}}

[[Category:Gaigalava parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter P]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Poikāns

2013-05-11T17:20:29Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Poikāns|origin=Latgalian/Latvian/Finnish|meaning=From Latvian "puika" and Finnish "poika", meaning "boy"|old=Poikan, Puikan|cyrillic=Поиканс|handwritten|alternate=Poikāne, Poikans, Poikane|related=[[Puika]], [[Puisāns]], [[Puišelis]]|borrowing=No|locations=Kārsava|famous}}

[[Category:Kārsava parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter Z]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latvian origin]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Finnic origin]][[Category:Surnames based on interpersonal relationships]][[Category:Surnames with roots in two or more languages]]

Category:Zvirgzdene parish

2013-05-11T17:16:10Z

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Zvirgzdene parish is located in eastern Latvia, west of the town of Ludza. In the inter-war period, it was a part of Ludza county.

[[Category:Ludza county]][[Category:Parishes listed alphabetically]]

Puisāns

2013-05-11T17:14:55Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Puisāns|origin=Latgalian/Estonian|meaning=From Estonian "poiss" and Latgalian "puiss", meaning "boy"|old=Puisan, Poisan|cyrillic=Пуисанс|handwritten|alternate=Puisāne, Puisans, Puisane|related=[[Poikāns]], [[Puika]], [[Puišelis]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Gaigalva, Zvirgzdene|famous}}

[[Category:Gaigalava parish]][[Category:Zvirgzdene parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter P]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Finnic origin]][[Category:Surnames based on interpersonal relationships]][[Category:Surnames with roots in two or more languages]]

Puisāns

2013-05-11T17:13:29Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Puisāns|origin=Latgalian/Estonian|meaning=From Estonian "poiss", meaning "boy"|old=Puisan, Poisan|cyrillic=Пуисанс|handwritten|alternate=Puisāne, Puisans, Puisane|related=[[Poikāns]], [[Puika]], [[Puišelis]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Gaigalva, Zvirgzdene|famous}}

[[Category:Gaigalava parish]][[Category:Zvirgzdene parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter P]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Finnic origin]]

Romānčuks

2013-05-11T17:10:53Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Romānčuks|origin=Slavic (Ukrainian)|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Roman"|old=Romanchuk|cyrillic=Романчукс|handwritten|alternate=Romānčuka, Romancuks, Romancuka|related=[[Romāns]]|borrowing|locations=Malta|famous}}

[[Category:Malta parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter R]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Category:Patronymic surnames

2013-05-11T17:08:22Z

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These surnames come from patronymics. Patronymics as such weren't used in the Latvian language (the style was rather FirstName FathersName's son/daughter LastName), so the vast majority of patronymic-style surnames come from origins besides Latvian. Surnames that involve first name elements, but are not in a patronymic style, [[:Category:Surnames involving first names|have their own section]].

[[Category:Latvian surnames]]

Romāns

2013-05-11T17:07:09Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Romāns|origin=Slavic|meaning=Given name Roman (from Latin "Romanus", "man of Rome)|old=Roman|cyrillic=Романс|handwritten|alternate=Romāna, Romans, Romana|related=[[Romānčuks]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Malta, Nautrēni|famous}}

[[Category:Malta parish]][[Category:Nautrēni parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter R]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Surnames involving first names]]

Romānčuks

2013-05-11T17:03:58Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Romančuks|origin=Slavic (Ukrainian)|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Roman"|old=Romanchuk|cyrillic=Романчукс|handwritten|alternate=Romānčuka, Romancuks, Romancuka|related=[[Romāns]]|borrowing|locations=Malta|famous}}

[[Category:Malta parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter R]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Category:Stirniena parish

2013-05-11T16:56:08Z

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Stirniena parish is located in eastern Latvia, south of the town of Varakļāni. In the inter-war period, it was a part of Rēzekne county.

[[Category:Rēzekne county]][[Category:Parishes listed alphabetically]]

Sosnovskis

2013-05-11T16:55:00Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Sosnovskis|origin=Slavic (Polish)|meaning=From Polish "sosna", meaning "pine tree"|old=Sosnovski, Sosnowski|cyrillic=Сосновскис|handwritten|alternate=Sosnovska|related=[[Priede]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Stirniena|famous}}

[[Category:Stirniena parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter S]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Tree and plant-based surnames]]

Tenčs

2013-05-11T16:50:29Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Tenčs|origin=Slavic (Polish)|meaning=From Polish "tęcza", meaning "rainbow"|old=Tench, Tencha|cyrillic=Тенчс, Тенча|handwritten|alternate=Tenča, Tencs, Tenca|related|borrowing=Yes|locations=Šķaune|famous}}

[[Category:Šķaune parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter T]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Surnames related to natural phenomena]]

Grišāns

2013-05-11T16:43:37Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Grišāns|origin=Latgalian|meaning=Patronymic, "son of Griša" (diminutive of Gregors or Grigori, Latvian and Russian forms of Gregory)|old=Grishan, Gryshan|cyrillic=Гришанс|handwritten|alternate=Grišāne, Grisans, Grisane|related|borrowing=Yes|locations=Dagda|famous}}

[[Category:Dagda parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter G]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]]

Šmits

2013-05-11T16:36:37Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Šmits|origin=Germanic|meaning=Smith|old=Schmidt|cyrillic=Шмитс|handwritten|alternate=Šmite, Smits, Smite|related=[[Kalējs]], [[Kovalenoks]], [[Zeps]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Bauņi*, Idus, Lēdurga, Limbaži, Salgale, Suntaži, Vecate|famous}}

[[Category:Bauņi parish]][[Category:Idus parish]][[Category:Lēdurga parish]][[Category:Limbaži parish]][[Category:Salgale parish]][[Category:Suntaži parish]][[Category:Vecate parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter Š]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Germanic origin]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Kovalenoks

2013-05-11T16:36:26Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Kovalenoks|origin=Slavic (Belarusian)|meaning=Patronymic, "son of a smith"|old=Kowalenok, Kavalenok|cyrillic=Коваленокс|handwritten|alternate=Kovalenoka|related=[[Kalējs]], [[Šmits]], [[Zeps]]|borrowing=No|locations=Malta|famous}}

[[Category:Malta parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter K]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Slavic origin]][[Category:Patronymic surnames]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Kalējs

2013-05-11T16:36:05Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Kalējs|origin=Latvian|meaning=Smith|old=Kalej, Kaleij, Kaley, Kalehj, Kalleij, Kalley|cyrillic=Калейс|handwritten|alternate=Kalēja|related=[[Dzelzkalējs]], [[Grāvkalējs]], [[Kovalenoks]], [[Krievukalējs]], [[Sidrabkalējs]], [[Smiltskalējs]], [[Šmits]], [[Zeps]], [[Zoskalējs]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Cesvaine*, Grobiņa, Ikšķile, Kauguri, Lāde, Lēdurga, Sece, Smiltene, Snēpele, Turaida, Valmiera, Vijciems|famous}}

[[Category:Cesvaine parish]][[Category:Grobiņa parish]][[Category:Ikšķile parish]][[Category:Kauguri parish]][[Category:Lāde parish]][[Category:Lēdurga parish]][[Category:Sece parish]][[Category:Smiltene parish]][[Category:Snēpele parish]][[Category:Turaida parish]][[Category:Valmiera parish]][[Category:Vijciems parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter K]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latvian origin]][[Category:Occupational surnames]][[Category:List of most common Latvian surnames]]

Mālkalns

2013-05-11T16:35:40Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Mālkalns|origin=Latvian|meaning=Clay hill|old=Mahlkaln, Malkaln|cyrillic=Малкалнс|handwritten|alternate=Mālkalne, Malkalns, Malkalne|related=[[Kalns]], [[Mālnieks]], [[Pleišs]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Anna, Vecgulbene|famous}}

[[Category:Anna parish]][[Category:Vecgulbene parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter M]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latvian origin]][[Category:Surnames related to natural features]]

Pleišs

2013-05-11T16:35:09Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Pleišs|origin=Latgalian|meaning=A type of clay that is pale in colour and rich in calcium|old=Pleish, Pleisch|cyrillic=Плеиш|handwritten|alternate=Pleiša, Pleiss, Pleisa|related=[[Mālkalns]], [[Mālnieks]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Bērzgale, Gaigalava|famous}}

[[Category:Bērzgale parish]][[Category:Gaigalava parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter P]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latgalian origin]][[Category:Surnames related to natural features]]

Mālnieks

2013-05-11T16:34:54Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Mālnieks|origin=Latvian|meaning=Someone who works with clay|old=Mahlneek, Malneek|cyrillic=Малнѣк, Малниекс|handwritten|alternate=Mālniece, Malnieks, Malniece|related=[[Mālkalns]], [[Pleišs]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Alūksne, Patkule|famous}}

[[Category:Alūksne parish]][[Category:Patkule parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter M]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latvian origin]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Mālnieks

2013-05-11T16:34:28Z

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{{Surnames|surname=Mālnieks|origin=Latvian|meaning=Someone who works with clay|old=Mahlneek, Malneek|cyrillic=Малнѣк, Малниекс|handwritten|alternate=Mālniece, Malnieks, Malniece|related=[[Mālkalns]], [[Zeps]]|borrowing=Yes|locations=Alūksne, Patkule|famous}}

[[Category:Alūksne parish]][[Category:Patkule parish]][[Category:Surnames listed alphabetically]][[Category:Surnames starting with the letter M]][[Category:Latvian surnames of Latvian origin]][[Category:Occupational surnames]]

Category:Bērzgale parish

2013-05-11T16:34:19Z

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Bērzgale parish is located in eastern Latvia, northeast of the town of Rēzekne. In the inter-war period, it was a part of Rēzekne county.

[[Category:Rēzekne county]][[Category:Parishes listed alphabetically]]