Show ContentsOlenick Surname History

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Etymology of Olenick

What does the name Olenick mean?

The surname Olenick is derived from when the family lived in one of the numerous places in Poland named Olesno, Olesnica or Oleszno. The first bearer of this surname was someone who was from Poland, but had moved to Ukraine. Additionally, these local names are derived from the Polish name Oles, which is Angicized as Alexis.

Contemporary Notables of the name Olenick (post 1700) +

  • Stephen Olenick, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964 1
  • Arnold J. Olenick, American politician, Representative from New York 3rd District, 1950; American Labor Candidate for New York State Senate, 1952 (4th District), 1954 (8th District) 2
  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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