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Seeking information about the last name Lebida or Janus.


gailstj 1 | -
9 Mar 2010 #1
I am seeking information about the last name Lebida or Janus. My grandfather was from Lodz, Stanislaw Lebida. My grandmother, Agnuska Janus I am not sure of her origin of birth. Does anyone have any information about how I would go about finding more information on these grandparents, and any living relatives?
Harry
9 Mar 2010 #2
I am seeking information about the last name Lebida or Janus.

I was at school with a bloke from the Janus family. His first name was Hugh, apparently his parents had a rather specific sense of humour.
marqoz - | 195
9 Mar 2010 #3
My grandfather was from Lodz, Stanislaw Lebida. My grandmother, Agnuska Janus

You can start with ancestry.com and maybe some census databases. First you must ascertain when they entered USA.
There are 328 persons with Lebida family name in Poland today: [moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/lebida.html. It looks like their origins are from Lesser Poland - environs of Mielec, Busko and Sandomierz.

And Janus? Janus is very common in Poland: over 11 thousand bearers now:
Polonius3 994 | 12,367
9 Mar 2010 #4
LEBIDA: probably variant form of lebioda (lovage, an herb)
JANUS: dialectic variant form of Janusz, probably derived from the Hungarian version of John (Janos)
marqoz - | 195
9 Mar 2010 #5
JANUS is also a latinized form of Jan (John). Latinization of every name was very common in whole Europe, especially in Germany, but in Poland also.
xxNatxx
10 Mar 2010 #6
HI, my last name is actually Lebida and am from Poland but i didnt live anywhere near Lodz. Honestly the last name is quite rare and ive never really met anyone with the same last name :)
katiebs - | 1
13 Apr 2010 #7
New to Genealogy,hope this helps!

Grandfather: Josef Lebida b 1897 in Wola Wadowska,Podkaparki,Poland.
Immigrated to USA in Dec.1899 with his Mother Aniela b 1870 and older sister Maria b 1893.His Father Jan Lebida arrived in 1897 at age 32 in Belchertown,Ma.I have located Jans brothers in Bondsville,Ma.and Central Falls,RI.
ewe
13 May 2016 #8
hi, my last name is LEBIDA :)
you can write me an email ewcia6@gmail


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