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My maternal grandmother and her three brothers immigrated to the United States from the village of Kurniki in Galicia in the early 1900's. One of her brothers first name on his immigration manifest was Ilko. When he settled in the United States he went by first name Elias. Their surname in Galicia was Czornomaz. When they settled in the United States they went by surname Chornoma. I've always wondered in the phonetic pronounciation of Czornomaz is Chornoma but I've been able to find it on the internet.