About the Comiskys

The name "Comisky" was originally spelled "Kaminski."  It is of Polish origin and means �rock, stone, one who works with rock or stone, or one who comes from a rocky place.�  Apparently such places are numerous in Poland.  The name �Kaminski� is as common in Poland as the name �Jones� is in the United States.   The family name was changed from KAMINSKI to COMISKY sometime between 1905 and 1919.  According to the family story, Edward Comisky, son of Josef and Nellie Kaminski, was the first to change the name.  The reason for the change remains unknown. All of the Kaminski's and Comisky's listed in this website are descendants of the aforementioned Josef and Nellie Kaminski.  They immigrated to the United States around 1893 and settled in the central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania area.  Their primary descendant for this family line is their youngest son, George Mitchell Comisky.  Together with his wife, Elizabeth Luella Kice, they produced 14 children, 25 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren.  Taking into account all descendants, ancestors, and marriages identified to date, more than 900 individuals and more than 200 surnames encompassing 12 generations are included in the extended Comisky family. The "Kice" family name descends from the "Apgar" and "Tiger" families of Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Both of these families immigrated from Germany in the 1700's.  Little is known about the Kice family though there is some indication they immigrated from England in the 1800's.

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