What does "ciuk" mean?

[IreneLviv]

Why limited to the writer?
There are 205 Samczuk persons in Poland - concentrated mainly in its western part
See Geograficzny podziaе┌ nazwisk "Samczuk" w Polsce ╩ Moikrewni.pl

[Serhii]

Their concentration in Western part of Poland is a painful result of bloody Wisla operation. They were forced to leave their native land.

[Serhii]

Hannia ,

Thank you so much - it is my pleasure. I wish I could help you more... we are one nation, you know, regardless places we live now.

Щастя і добра зичу тобі і всім читачам форуму в Новому році ! Всім палкий привіт з України !

[Polakdave]

Hmm, thanks for the help again friends!

Greek island of Samos, hmm? That's quite interesting. Thank you so much for showing me that.

And there is a good possibility that I might be related to that writer. The spelling of "Samociuk" probably changed quite a bit during the transition from Polish alphabet to Ukrainian / Russian, and back and forth, so it is entirely possible that it got twisted a bit.

I will figure this out!

[IreneLviv]

What about another spelling version - SAMOTIUK? This one is a popular name in Ukraine

[Hannia]

Irene and Dave,

I would put my bets on Samociuk.

[Polakdave]

Sorry to resurrect this, but to help me do some more research, how exactly would I spell "Samociuk" in Ukrainian. From Polish, it is pronounced in English "Sam-o-chyuk"