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Surname oniszk
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theMISSIONARY
Edited by: theMISSIONARY  Sep 4, 08, 09:49  #1
Has anyone got any idea where this surname originates? im guessing its a Slavic country

i have two friends(brothers) with this surname from my school years and i was curious

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McCoy
  Sep 4, 08, 10:14  #2
may be polish. there are 420 ppl with this surname in PL

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Polonius3
  Sep 4, 08, 11:03  #3
It is derived from the Ukrainian first name Onysym (borrowed centuries ago from a Greek name meaning useful). It appears in surnames in various forms (Onisko, Onyszczyk, Onyszkiewicz, etc.) throuhgout the Slavonic nations.

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theMISSIONARY
  Sep 5, 08, 05:02  #4
thanks as Google could not find much on the name its self

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