Minkin from Poland?

Hi I want to know if it could be possible thats name, Minkin, can be from Poland, I know there are some people who have this name, and more people with the name Minkina, if anybody can help me thanks, by the way , my father is from Ukraine, mother originally from Poland, Silbermann is jewish isn't it?

28 people in Poland.



690 people in Poland.

I was wandering where do you get this data from? you got some sort of online database of polish citizens?

http://www.herby.com.pl/herby/indexslo.html

cool thx.

I think all of the data is as of 1990, and is not up to date.

Yes they are from early 90's but rather haven't changed very much since then.

Thanks, that's good to know, because it is such a helpful source of info!

thanks ;) thats great to know how many people with my name are living in Poland, I'd like travel there I'm from France it's not so far!

Kawaz,

As far as I know, Minkin is a Jewish surname. It is derived from feminine name Minka. That was one of the ways of Jewesh surnames formation in Russian Empire, i.e. from mother's names: Rivkin from Rivka, Elkin from Elka and Minkin from Minka. It is considered so in Russia now but you should consult Jewesh historians.
As all Jewish communities were in Russian Empire in past Moldavian, Lithuanian (today Lithuania and Belarus) and Polish (today Poland and Ukraine) lands, your ancestors should be from one of these territories.
I'm sure Jewesh experts should know all about the practice of such surnames formation as well as about regions it was quite common.

Kawaz,

Alexander Minkin is quite a popular journalist in Russia.
If you want to visit your historical Fatherland, visit also Ukraine and Belarus. The territory of these states may be the place your ancestors are from. There is still a weak possibility that Minkin surname could appear in the lands of Polish kingsdom (lands of today Poland). Poles here may tell you more about that. I suppose that such surname was adopted by Jewish family in the land of today Ukraine, Belarus or Russian Federation.