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Description
Welcome to the Palevsky DNA project!
The Palevsky surname generally comes from the Kobrin region of present-day Belarus, though it has also been found in other areas of Belarus, Poland and Ukraine. The goal of this project is to attempt to confirm or refute relationships between the Palevsky families who are from the Kobrin region, as well as between them and the families who are from other regions.
The Palevsky name is affiliated with both Rabbi Moshe Poliyer of Kobrin and the Vilna Gaon. Several Palevsky families claim descendancy from one of these famous Rabbis. This DNA project may help confirm if other Palevsky families are related to the Rabbis as well.
Some Palevsky family members have used different surnames over the years. See below for a list of known name variations and name changes for the Palevsky family. If your family is Palevsky today or if you have reason to believe that your family's surname was Palevsky in the past, we invite you to join our project.
Please visit our Palevsky: A Genealogical Study website and also feel free to contact research@palevsky.net with any questions about the Palevsky DNA project.
Thanks!
Elise Friedman
(granddaughter of a Palevsky)
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Nathanson, Palefski, Palefsky, Paler, Palevski, Palevsky, Palew, Palewski, Palewsky, Paley, Paller, Pallor, Pallow, Paul, Paull, Pelefsky, Peles, Pierce, Polefski, Polefsky, Polevski, Polevsky, Polewski, Polewsky, Poliyer, Pollier, Polofsky, Rabinovich, Saltzman