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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Polish (Żuraw) : nickname for a tall, gangling person, from Polish żuraw ‘crane’. The term was also used as a nickname for a chimneysweep, referring to the crane’s habit of nesting on chimneys.

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