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My Last Name Of Obsniuk
One thing I’ve always been proud of is that my name is unique. That is, anyone who shares my last name of ‘Obsniuk’ is related to me. That’s because the name comes from my great-grandfather who came over to America from Romania with his family. Their family name was ‘Obleznik’, but to Americanize so they could get jobs and such they changed it to ‘Obsniuk’, a wholly unique surname. Now, every time someone asks me if I’m related to someone with the name Obsniuk, I proudly tell them this story.
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