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Dudiak Family Crest
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Where did the Polish Dudiak family come from? What is the Polish Dudiak family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dudiak family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dudiak family history?

The origins of the surname Dudiak can be traced to Poland. The name is derived from the Slavic word "duda," meaning "street musician." It is likely that the original bearer of this surname was a wandering minstrel, perhaps traveling through Poland.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Duda, Dudda, Duddek, Dudek, Dudka, Dudy, Dudas, Duden and many more.

First found in East Prussia, near the border between Germany and Poland, where it is likely that the initial bearer of the name originally resided.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dudiak research. Another 238 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1706, 1801, and 1858 are included under the topic Early Dudiak History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 28 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dudiak Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anna Duda, who came to New Orleans in 1854; Eva Duda, who arrived in Baltimore in 1888; and Joseph Dudda, who was naturalized in New York in 1894.

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  5. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  6. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  7. Davies, Norman. God's Playground: A History of Poland in Two VoGod's Playground: A History of Poland in Two Volumes. Revised Ed. London: Oxford University Press, 2005. Print. (ISBN 0-199253390).
  8. Tobler-Meyer, Wilhelm. Familiennamen der Ostschweiz. Zürich: 1894. Print.
  9. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Strassburger, Ralph B. Pennsylvania German Pioneers The Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia 3 Volumes. Baltimore: Picton Press, 1992. Print. (ISBN 978-0929539980).
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