Passage A.236

rendering, not the wording of the record

Of particular interest are the materials of the Akhaltsikhe and Akhalkalaki districts (mazra) and the Zakatala okrug. If we look at the surnames of the Georgian Catholics of the Akhaltsikhe and Akhalkalaki districts, three types of surname clearly stand out: a. with a Georgian stem, b. with an Armenian stem, c. with a Turkish stem. In general these surnames are in most cases formed with the -ov (-ev) suffix. All of them have Georgian recorded as nationality, Armenian Catholic as religion, and Georgian as «язык домашний» (home language). With Georgian roots are: Nebierov, Datebov, Gokielov, Betanov, Beridze, Piralov, Mepisov, Peikarov, Kharischarov, Khutsianov, Mesarkov...