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Old January 30th, 2008 #4
Mike Z.
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Default Re: Jewish last names

No, "wicz" is typically Polish gentile, it's a very common ending in Polish names. Often though, the Germanized version - "witz" does signify a jew. This is likely due to the jews' westward migration, first adopting Slavic names, and then modifying them to match the new western "hosts".