[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] surnames ending in ski

[Howard Krushel]

Many of the people with names ending in "ski/sky" were Protestant Polish
known as Masovians or Masurians; they were from a very strong, and
independent tribe that changed to Protestantism during the reformation and
did not change back to Catholicism during the counter reformation; they
lived in the southern portion of East Prussia and south of there in the old
Mazovian district of Poland. Intermarriage and assimilation with the Germans
did occur on many occasions; they were not forced to leave East Prussia
after the 2nd World War but many voluntarily moved into Germany; however
many presently still live in former East Prussia and Poland.
Howard Krushel
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