[Surname] Re: On russian surnames for a past mascot
by Sean Foglai (guest)
6/29/2004, 6:21 PM
Potapych ...possibly father ...
From a Russian name site:
Topnik (m) -- Omel'ianko Topnik, peasant. 1558. [Tup 396]
Topor (m) -- "axe."
Topor, serf. 1539. [Tup 397]
Dims: Toporok (Iakunka Toporok, tax-collector). 1622. [Tup 397]
Pats: Toporkov (Sukman Toporkov). 1503. [Tup 379]
Toporok (m) -- dim of Topor.