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Question: What nationalities have the family names that are ending on -ich,-vich!?
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Ukrainian ; Ostopovich, Polonich, Popowich!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Most of the Slav-speaking peoples do - Russians, Ukrainians, Serbs, Croats, Montenegrins, Poles, Czechs, etc!. etc!. Of course in the languages that are written in the Latin alphabet the spelling of it varies from one language to another: -ic, -icz, -ich, and so on!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Russian!.

"-ovich" means "son of"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It is a patronymic ending!. Are you looking for a particular name!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

There are some German family names like DietrichWww@QuestionHome@Com

Mostly Slavic countries and Germans too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

RussianWww@QuestionHome@Com

Russians and other Slavic countries!.!.!.Petrovich etc!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

dutch!?!? just a guessWww@QuestionHome@Com