[Surname] Re: looking for more info
in reply to a message by Rachel
Spokony, Spokoine, Spokoini, Spokojny, Spokoyni come from Russian spokojny (спокоить) 'calm, silent, relaxed'. You might also be interested in the genealogical information at tinyurl.com/pw28pxo and tinyurl.com/ka9ajmq. You'll find distributional information on Spokony at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=spokony and http://www.411.com/name/spokony/.