G-Grandpa's Family

[Hannia]

Hello Marlee.

The surname TOKAR is equivalent/translates to TURNER in English. It is an occupational based surname, which means someone who worked w/a lathe, gadget for shaping wood.

Tokar = Токар in Ukrainian (today 50+ Ukrainians w/that particular surname living in Chernivtsi proper)
Tokarij = Токарій??? (today none listed in selo/village Kamyana > Storozhynskij raion/district - only Tokar)

Tokary = Токарі (PLACE WHERE TOKAR's LIVE) is a common place name in Ukraine, especially in Eastern Ukraine.

[Tical84]

Originally Posted by Marlee

I The Tocari/Tokar I know of were in Lethbridge/Vauxhall area but the children are scattered throughout Alberta.
I remain in contact with a few women in Lethbridge.

I've always wondered how the Tocari name came into place in my family. My Tokar/Toker family got their homestead near Nampa, Alberta but lived in Manitoba for 18 years or so before moving there.

I've ordered a reel from LDS but it'll take a month to get here so in the mean time I'm just seeing what else I can find online.

Originally Posted by Hannia

Tokar = Токар in Ukrainian (today 50+ Ukrainians w/that particular surname living in Chernivtsi proper)

Does this mean Tokar is a fairly common surname in Ukraine?

[Tical84]

Status update!

For anyone that's interested since my last post here I found my Great Grandfather's birth record through the LDS Archives (Thanks Hannia), and have also found a second cousin, once removed and his family including four third cousins still living Ukraine today.