Crest of Galicia

BIENIASZ CLANS

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Locations and Names of Bieniasz Clans The following list of Bieniasz clans is based on compiled data that indicates where users of the surname Bieniasz, and variants, were present in Poland around 1900. The names of the clans are entirely arbitrary. The name of the most readily recognized place near the center of each area, where activity was noted, was used to identify each clan. The towns and locations were under Austrian administration as the crownland of Galicia unless noted.
Tarnow Clan Village/Town: Grabno
Debica Clan Glowaczowa, Grabiny, Czarna, Latoszyn, Jaworze Gorne, Gora Motyczna, Zawada. Key parish: Straszecin.
Rzeszow Clan Gluchow, Zurawiczki, Lukawiec, Wysoka, Sonina, Huciska/Hucisko, Tyczyn. Key parish: Lancut.
Przemysl Clan Przemyslow, Pruchnik, Machowka.
Lwow-Ukraine Clan Falkenstein, Ustye, Melna, Gubiche?, Krasov?.
Nowy Targ Clan Czarny Dunajec, Krauszow, Morawczyna, Nowy Targ, Podczerwone, Ponice.
Silesian Clan Opole, Dobern, Borek, Falkowice (Falkowitz), Katowice, Hindenberg, Sosnice (Sosnitsche). (Lands under Prussian administration.)
Northern Clan Bieniasze, Grodno, Sadova, Majonko. (Lands under Russian administration.)
Krakow Clan: Village/Town: Krakow, Kopilany, Wolica.
Explanation of Data: The source of the data used to determine Bieniasz towns includes: immigration records at Ellis Island NY 1892-1924, LDS on-line records, Hamburg and Bremen on-line emigration records, 1909 Krakow city directory and family archives. The data reflects the towns and villages where Bieniasz (and variants) ancestors were present about 100 or more years ago.