Thursday 8 May 2014

The Wolpoe's come from Belarus

«VOLPA                                
Located 43km East to Bialistok, 48km South-East to Grodno.
Situated on the Waupianka River.
Formerly in the Grodno uzed, Grodno gubernia,
Currently in Belarus, Volkovysk (Vaukavysk) region.
Population (1990) = 1,544 inhabitants»
Volpa Jewish Community during the Holocaust
http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/volpa/volpa-main.html

This city is probably the placename that became the family surname. Our name probably has no direct link to the name Wolf.


Kol Tuv,
RRW

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