Maureen, Janet, Joni, Jane, Vilhem (Bill) and others, Thanks to all those who entered into the thread re Kasubian surnames. I had a hunch that my STEINKE ancestors may have had origins in the area associated with Kasubian ethnicity. The responses to the list re the "ke" ending to the surname seem to bear this out although the actual surname (STEINKE) did NOT appear on the website listing of surnames with Kasubian roots. This particular STEINKE family has only been sighted once in Prussia, by me, and that was in the area of Behle, Prussia (today's Biala, PL) ca. 1819. I am looking for a Thomas STEINKE b/b ca. 1790-1800 who married a Rosalia PRIESKE before 1819. Descendents of this family emigrated from the area of Schrotz, West Prussia (Skrzatusz, PL) to America in 1863. I am eager to learn more, if possible, about the possible beginnings (geographical origins) of this branch of my tree. Best wishes, Bette ----- Original Message ----- From: <Spaghettitree@aol.com> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Kasubian Names > > I think you might find that names ending in -ske came from a more > southerly > and easterly area - the names ending in -ke generally came from the > northern > coastline, mostly the Baltic Sea. Germanic names do not generally have > the -ske > or -ski or -sky endings, so look south, at least in older records. > > Maureen Schoenky >