Talk:Kujath

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Origins
It's a prussian surname from the town of kujaty in poland, established during the partitions of poland in the late 1700's. Germanic tribes spoke latin at best then, and germany was only created 100 years later, along with the german language which is a half-half of old latin and old english (or vice versa). maciej filip kujath (warszawa) Hope this helps.

"Polish or Eastern German (of Slavic origin): probably a derivative from a base kuj- (Polish kuć) (to forge, to hammer) hence an occupational name for a smith."[RE]

Modern (not old-world/ ancient) polish has eastern and western linguistic styles that varied until the end of communism in the 1990's, to maintain identity and diversity from the occupying russians. Kuj is related more to prick (kłuj) and argue (kłócić się) than hammer (młotkować). The whole surname using english phonetics points to spokeman / archer. However, the postwar family history derives from accounting. It is a rare surname around the world, with a couple hundred in poland, about 5,000 in germany, and another few hundred in the us.