Kaliczak Family

We are searching for my husband's family which originated in Poland. If there are any persons out there with the same name, we would appreciate hearing from you. My e-mail is fkalichuk@sympatico.ca.

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Hello, My son married a Polish Women and lives in Poland. She has an uncle who l eft for America, he was born around 1890 and his name was Jozef Kaliszuk. I know it isn't the same, but it is similar.
Take Care, Eleanor Rose

Kaliczuk is an eastern (Ruthenianised) version of Kaliczak. It's basic root is "kalika" (dialectic for "kaleka" - cripple; PC verison: physically challenged). The "-uk" and "-ak" are both typical patronymic endings, so the name originated to identify someone as "the son of a cripple".
As for Kaliszuk, one cannot rule out that a simple misspelling had occurred, esp. since the letter "s" in Cyrillic is written like a "c".
However, more likely than not Kaliszuk came about as a patronymic nickname describing someone as the "son of Kalikst" (Callixtus - a rare forename in English but once fairly popular on the continent). For more surname information please contact research60@gmail.com