The barsky Surname
barsky Name Meaning and History
Jewish (from Ukraine) and Ukrainian: habitational name for someone
from the city of Bar, now in Ukraine. In the 16th century this was an
important frontier fortress of the Polish Empire against the Turks and
the Tartars, which in the 18th century became the center of a
confederation. Its original name was Rów; it was given its present
name in honor of the Italian city of Bari by Bona Sforza, Duchess of
Bari, wife of King Zygmunt Stary (Sigismund the Old).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 8 - Messages: 36
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Yosef Barsky | Howard Barsky | 1 |
| Barsky from Odessa |
 sista53209
| 4 |
| BARSKY |
Phyllissydneytor
| 6 |
| BARSKA/BARSKIY |
ylca87
| 0 |
| Barsky/Baron | Thomas Baron Lief | 14 |
| Tomasz Barzarski-Poland to Canada |
RJones5552
| 3 |
| Yosef Barsky | Howard Barsky | 0 |
| Finding out my ancestory | Barchenzzski | 0 |
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