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

The origins of the surname Dudka 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 Dudka research. Another 238 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1706, 1801, and 1858 are included under the topic Early Dudka 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 Dudka 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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The Dudka Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dudka Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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