Christ is in our midst, praise be to His most Holy Name.. God's Peace Michael, ---------- > > Chick or chik implies, to my understanding, Family of. > > It is my understanding that a name with the suffix, "chik," is Belarusan. True as is the English translation of "chik" to "chick", but one can have a White Russian name and be Ukrainian or Ukrainian/American as I am due to changing boundries sometime between between 1888 and 1996.. But Ethnically speaking I am White Russian "Kozubchik", but Rechitsa is now in the Ukraine which makes my families nationality Ukrainian.. > It is "czyk" in Polish and "cek" in Czech, and "chuk" or "chenko" in Ukrainian. "czyk" can also be White Russian as is "chuk" because I know a White Russian Family whose name ends in chuk. But then I would guess it would depend on the nationality of the individual who wrote the persons name down prior to them boarding the ship they came over on.. > > Mike Davidchik God Bless you and yours, you are in my prayers. A sinner Michael Researching Surnames: Kozubchuk, Kozubchik, Zuchick, Barna and Spears Kozupchik: Rechitsia, Khoteshinskaja volost, Ukraine Zuchick (Kozubchik): USA Barna: Certizne, Slovak Republic + O Lord and Master of my life, Grant not unto me a spirit of idleness, of discouragement, of lust for power, and of vain speaking. But bestow upon me, Thy servant, the spirit of chastity, of meekness, of patience, and of love. Yea, O Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my own transgressions, and judge not my brother, for blessed art Thou unto ages of ages. Amen.