ok this is really starting to make me think wither i have Russian heritage or not?

Question

ok my granmother says our russian ancestors last nmae was kaladich out of all the research ive done it still dosent seem to be russian out of evevry website ive checked out in russian surnames there is no ich in russian last names so what do all of you think?

ok maybe i should add this something my grandmother was right about she said that there was an andrew and barbra kaladich when i went on ancestry.com i typed in kaladich and sofia and barbra kaladich came up

sorry i meant andrew not sofia

Answer 1

If she's alive find out her parents, grandparents, etc as far back and if possible where they lived. One of my ancestors was from the Balkans, but was in fact German and had immigrated to the Austrian Empire. In that case the name and location appear won't match up, which may be the case here. You also need to remember that modern Russia is smaller than it was under the Czar.

Answer 2

There are a few possibilities. Last names often have many alternative spellings, so you might just not have searched for the right one. Or, it might be a rare Russian last name that is just not listed where you have searched. Or, maybe it isn't Russian. It's not unusual for families to have myths about their origins that just aren't true. This usually started a few generations back when prejudice was really harsh and people felt they had to lie to survive. It could also happen because they married into a family where people didn't like the such and such nationality. Did you try just googling Kaladich and see what it comes up with?

Answer 3

Hmm
for starters, what documentation do you have, that shows this to be the right name/ right spelling?? Human memory is far more fallible than we like to admit, which is why you keep hearing us old times talk about documentation.
Sometimes I just slide off, and I mistyped what stuck in my head.. I used Kadavich for google search. While google said "don't you mean KATAVICH?", there was still one thing caught my eye, which is a google book entry that took me to a book mentioning Russian general named Kadavich.
True story for illustration... the typed copy of one family history said that the family was from Walesford, Va. MONTHS of trying to find it. One day, stumbling around, my eye got caught by the words HALES FORD. Could it be?? yes, it was and when I had the right county, the info poured out. If you look at old handwriting, the letters H and W are easily mistaken.
So.. find the immigrant, and find the documentation, and see where the clues point.

Answer 4

Try searching Hungarian names.

Answer 5

www.ancestry.com
1930 United States Federal Census:

Name: Andrew Kaladich
Home in 1930: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Russia
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Barbara
Race: White

U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Andrew Kaladich
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1892
Residence: Hartford, Connecticut
Birth: Hrucheuo, Russia
Race: White
Roll: WW2_2281812

ANDREW KALADICH: b. 15 Sep 1893 --d. Sep 1965
Last Residence: Connecticut
SSN: 048-07-6632
Number Issued In: Connecticut

www.rootsweb.com
Obituary Daily Times listing: (Son, maybe????)
KALADICH, Andrew; 69; Rocky Hill CT; Hartford Courant; 2001-2-1; townsend

www.ancestry.com
1930 Federal Census
Name: Barbara Kaladich
Home in 1930: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1898
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Andrew
Household Members: Name-- Age
Andrew Kaladich --36
Barbara Kaladich --32
Sophie Kaladich-- 2
Barbara Kaladich--1

Daughter--Name: Barbara Kaladich
Home in 1930: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1928
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Andrew
Mother's name: Barbara

Daughter--Name: Sophie Kaladich
Home in 1930: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1927
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Andrew
Mother's name: Barbara

Connecticut Death Index:
Name: BARBA KALADICH
Death Date: 12 Dec 1971
Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 74 Years
Birth Date: xxxYOB
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse: ANDREW
State File #: 24332
Residence: Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Unknown
Race: White

Connecticut Death Index:
Name: ANDREW KALADICH
Death Date: 18 Sep 1965
Death Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 72 Years
Birth Date: xxxYOB
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: BARB
State File #: 17482
Residence: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Race: White

Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001 (Son, maybe????)
Name: ANDREW KALADICH
Father's Surname: KALADICH
Death Date: 30 Jan 2001
Death Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 69 Years
Birth Place: Connecticut
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1931
Marital Status: Divorced
State File #: 00706
Occupation: RETIRED
Industry: LABORER
Education: 12
Residence: Rocky Hill, Hartford, Connecticut
Address: 287 WEST ST ,
Gender: Male
Race: White

US Veterans Gravesites, circa 1776-2006:
Name: Andrew Kaladich
Service Info.: A2C-- US AIR FORCE --KOREAN WAR
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1931
Death Date: 30 Jan 2001
Cemetery: Col Raymond F Gates
Cemetery Address: Memorial Cemetery 287 West Street Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Buried At: Section Aa Site 21

www.familysearch.org--Son, maybe??

Andrew KALADICH
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1931
Death Date: 31 Jan 2001
Social Security Number: 044-24-4558
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Connecticut

Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 06067
Localities: Rocky Hill, Hartford, Connecticut


Hope this helps.