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Help[Surname] PIGULENSKA
My Polish great-grandmother's maiden name was PIGULENSKA. Over many years I have been unable to find reference to her name, possibly Polish or Belarussian. I would appreciate any member's insight in the possible origins of this surname. Thank-you, Sam
This message was edited 6/9/2025, 10:49 PM
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Hi Nesstya,
Very interesting information. I am fascinated by the ancient derivation of surnames from occupations! I spent time accessing your links for my great-grandmother's surname to learn more and will use the various spellings to help me delve deeper into her history.
I am unsure which voivodship she is from other than Krakow for my mother and Pinsk for her father.
You have been very helpful. Thank-you :)
Sam
Very interesting information. I am fascinated by the ancient derivation of surnames from occupations! I spent time accessing your links for my great-grandmother's surname to learn more and will use the various spellings to help me delve deeper into her history.
I am unsure which voivodship she is from other than Krakow for my mother and Pinsk for her father.
You have been very helpful. Thank-you :)
Sam
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Piguleńska looks like altered version of Pigulińska, which is female version of Piguliński.
Posibbly inherited from family or merriage.
Piguliński - from Piguła, word "piguła" literally it is a big, hard to smallow pill, it is also a joking, kinda rude way to call a nurse or apparently in past apothecary (chemist), so it's sort of a profession surname.
Piguła: https://nazwiska.ijppan.pl/haslo/show/name/PIGU%C5%81A
That means, someone long long ago, could be working in medicine field and with time surname got passed on and altered.
Other variants related to Piguła: Piguł, Pigułski/ska, Pigulski/ska,Pigułowski/ska, Pigułka, Pigulak.
(source: site below, facebook, few google maps locations)
What I found on genetyka.geneolodzy.pl
Not Piguleńska, but here are Piguliński, Pigulińska, Pigulski, Pigulska variants, perhaps your great grandmother could be related to somebody? Do you know what vovoidship she was living/born in?
https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?search_lastname=Piguli%C5%84ska&search_lastname2=&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&bdm=&w=&op=se&lang=pol&exac=1
https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?search_lastname=Piguli%C5%84ski&search_lastname2=&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&bdm=&w=&op=se&lang=pol&exac=1
https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?search_lastname=Pigulski&search_lastname2=&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&bdm=&w=&op=se&lang=pol&exac=1
Posibbly inherited from family or merriage.
Piguliński - from Piguła, word "piguła" literally it is a big, hard to smallow pill, it is also a joking, kinda rude way to call a nurse or apparently in past apothecary (chemist), so it's sort of a profession surname.
Piguła: https://nazwiska.ijppan.pl/haslo/show/name/PIGU%C5%81A
That means, someone long long ago, could be working in medicine field and with time surname got passed on and altered.
Other variants related to Piguła: Piguł, Pigułski/ska, Pigulski/ska,Pigułowski/ska, Pigułka, Pigulak.
(source: site below, facebook, few google maps locations)
What I found on genetyka.geneolodzy.pl
Not Piguleńska, but here are Piguliński, Pigulińska, Pigulski, Pigulska variants, perhaps your great grandmother could be related to somebody? Do you know what vovoidship she was living/born in?
https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?search_lastname=Piguli%C5%84ska&search_lastname2=&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&bdm=&w=&op=se&lang=pol&exac=1
https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?search_lastname=Piguli%C5%84ski&search_lastname2=&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&bdm=&w=&op=se&lang=pol&exac=1
https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?search_lastname=Pigulski&search_lastname2=&from_date=&to_date=&rpp1=&bdm=&w=&op=se&lang=pol&exac=1
This message was edited 6/10/2025, 9:14 AM
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