Sinkevitch Family History & Genealogy

Summary

The surname Sinkevitch is originally Polish but due to border changes through time, members of this family may be found in Russia, Ukraine, Lithuana, Austria, Czech Repulic and perhaps Slovakia. Some stories say that Sinkevitch is related to the Slavic word "blue" (which is "sini") and comes from the fact that this family is from the Blue Mountains in Poland, but this is unverified. Some variations of this name are Sienkiewicz. Senkavich, Sinkovich and Sinkevich. If you can add to the history and facts about the Sinkevitch family, please help by clicking below.

History

The surname Sinkevitch is originally Polish but due to border changes through time, members of this family may be found in Russia, Ukraine, Lithuana, Austria, Czech Repulic and perhaps Slovakia. Some stories say that Sinkevitch is related to the Slavic word "blue" (which is "sini") and comes from the fact that this family is from the Blue Mountains in Poland, but this is unverified. Some variations of this name are Sienkiewicz. Senkavich, Sinkovich and Sinkevich. If you can add to the history and facts about the Sinkevitch family, please help by clicking below.

Name Origin

I was told that the name may be in some way related to the Slavic word for "blue" (which is "sini"). There may be Blue Mountains in Poland and this is where the name came from but I haven't been able to verify this.

Spellings & Pronunciations

Some alternate spellings of Sinkevitch are Sienkiewicz, Senkavich, Sinkovich, and Sinkevich.

Nationality & Ethnicity

Sinkevitch itself is Polish. However, due to the multiple border changes in Europe, people with variant spellings of the name can be found in Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Austria, Czech Republic, and perhaps Slovakia.

Famous People named Sinkevitch

Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author of the book "Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero" popularly known as "Quo Vadis".
Valentina Sinkevich, author in the United States of America of published poetry and critical essays written in Russian.

Early Sinkevitches

These are the earliest records we have of the Sinkevitch family.