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Position:Home>Genealogy> Origins of Kopischke?Question:Does anyone know of the origins of the last name Kopischke?I know we are Prussian (when Prussia was still a country). But I have also heard people say Kopischke sounds Polish. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Does anyone know of the origins of the last name Kopischke?I know we are Prussian (when Prussia was still a country). But I have also heard people say Kopischke sounds Polish. West Prussia was a big part of what we now call Poland. It encapsulated everything from Berlin east to just about Warsaw. Here are several marriages from the Prussian region of Poznan that might be of use to you: Protestant community in Koronowo [Polnisch Krone], entry # 4 in 1843 Johann Seehafer (27) Eva Kopischke (29) father: Michael Kopischke Protestant community in Koronowo [Polnisch Krone], entry # 34 in 1863 Wilhelm Pubanz (38) Florentine Kopischke (21) father: Georg Kopischke, mother: Caroline geb. Lutze Protestant community in Nak?o [Nakel], entry # 53 in 1863 Wilhelm Zinter (46) Caroline Lieg nee Kopischke (36) Protestant community in Koronowo [Polnisch Krone], entry # 6 in 1837 Christian Muller (25) Klara Kopischke (23) father: Georg Kopischke Approximate matches Protestant community in Chodzie? [Chodziesen/Kolmar], entry # 17 in 1844 Franz Ludwig Kapischke (36) Anna Rosina Wilhelmine Kassner (20) father: Martin Additional information: widower Protestant community in Wrze?nia [Wreschen], entry # 30 in 1845 Adolf Kupschke (24) Caroline Richter (27) father: Johann Protestant community in Koronowo [Polnisch Krone], entry # 18 in 1866 Peter Ringert (28) father: Jacob Ringert, mother: Eva geb. Erdmann Emilie Kopiske (24) father: Daniel Kopiske, mother: Susanne geb. Kolander Protestant community in Koronowo [Polnisch Krone], entry # 43 in 1851 Carl Friedrich Gums (29) Caroline Wilhelmine Kopiske (19) father: Daniel Kopiske Protestant community in Koronowo [Polnisch Krone], entry # 88 in 1872 Wilhelm Kopiske (25) father: Michael Kopiske Julianne Doring (22) father: David Doring Protestant community in Koronowo [Polnisch Krone], entry # 33 in 1867 Traugott Hermann Kopiske (27) father: Christoph Kopiske, mother: Wilhelmine geb. Schroder Mathilde Louise Adam (20) father: Friedrich Wilhelm Adam, mother: Veronika Emilie geb. Smolinska Protestant community in Koronowo [Polnisch Krone], entry # 18 in 1868 Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm Kopiske (28) father: Daniel Kopiske, mother: Susanne geb. Kolander Emilie Auguste Huhnke (16) father: Friedrich Huhnke, mother: Rosina geb. Hass Protestant community in Nak?o [Nakel], entry # 2 in 1850 Johann David Sieg (30) Caroline Kopiske (22) father: Johann Kopiske Protestant community in Nak?o [Nakel], entry # 5 in 1844 Heinrich Friedrich Lehmann (33) Eva Rosina Kopiske (25) father: Daniel Kopiske Protestant community in Nak?o [Nakel], entry # 43 in 1839 Bride:Rosina Kopiske (35) Carl Hein (26) father: Jacob Kopiske Protestant community in Nak?o [Nakel], entry # 13 in 1835 score: Groom: Johann Gottlieb Kopiske (23) Julianne Kunfner (19) father: Jacob Kunfner This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name, Kopischke German: from a Slavicized variant of eastern German Kopisch, a derivative of the personal name Jakob (see Jacob). hope this helps. Poland lost its national identity in the 18th century. It was divided between Prussia, Russia and Austria. For instance, Warsaw had been part of Russia, then later it became part of Prussia. Poland was brought back into national existence by the Treaty of Versailles. So you probably have some Polish ancestry. It might be a case of it being so many generations back, you would say you are Polish in name only. Today what was Prussia is now part of Germany and Poland. |