Is Haraczek a variation of Haraczy?

[mkowalczuk]

In my U.S. family records the family name Haraczy is occasionally written as Haraczek. Is that a valid variation?

[Wladyslaw_Moskal]

In Poland we have surname Haracz;
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/haracz.html

Haraczek means - young Haracz = son of Haracz.
Surname Haraczek was very rare and now disappeared in Poland.

Haraczy, probably was in former Eastern part of Poland, now Ukraine.

Surname Haraczowicz [ also means son of Haracz], was first time noted in 1480 y. in Poland.

In OldPolish, haracz=danina, it was kind of tax.

Cordially,
Wladyslaw

[mkowalczuk]

Thank you so much for this information. It's very informative! My family did come from eastern Poland. A place listed as Leszczany in some of their documents.

Thank you again.

Mike Kowalczuk