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KULA Origin of surname

KULA, KULLA

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an occupation, profession or trade (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).

Kula means "bullet" (or "ball") in Polish, and is recorded as a Jewish family name in Warsaw, Poland, since at least mid 19th century. Another meaning of the Polish word Kula is a "crutch". In the 20th century, Kulla is recorded as a Jewish family name with Asher Selig Kulla, who perished in the Nazi death camp of Treblinka. According to witnesses, he was murdered while circumcising a child.
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KULA Origin of surname
KULA, KULLA

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an occupation, profession or trade (also connected with raw material, finished product or implements associated with that trade).

Kula means "bullet" (or "ball") in Polish, and is recorded as a Jewish family name in Warsaw, Poland, since at least mid 19th century. Another meaning of the Polish word Kula is a "crutch". In the 20th century, Kulla is recorded as a Jewish family name with Asher Selig Kulla, who perished in the Nazi death camp of Treblinka. According to witnesses, he was murdered while circumcising a child.
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People