Surname Saturday – Olszewski

Hello,

This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Olszewski surname. 

Surname Pronunciation Olszewski (Polish) – Ol sh ev ski – listen to it here: Olszewski
Surname Pronunciation Olszewski (American) – Ols ew ski – listen to it here: Olszewski

Surname Meaning: Olszewski –  derived from the root words “olsza” or “olcha”, which means alder tree. (Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman)

Roots of Surname: 

Top Five Countries: Poland, United States, Australia, Germany, and Luxembourg.
Top Five Regions: Podlaskie, Poland; Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland; Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Mazowieckie, Poland; and Pomorskie, Poland.
Top Ten Cities: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland; Lódz, Wielkopolskie, Poland; Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland; Wrocław, Lodzkie, Poland; Poznan, Lubelskie, Poland; Bialystok, Podlaskie, Poland; Szczecin, Lodzkie, Poalnd; Olsztyn, Slaskie, Poland; and Kraków, Lodzkie, Poalnd.

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Olszewski Poland Localities Map. Retrieved January 30, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL

The area of Pomorskie, specifically Starogard-Gdansk, is the focus of my research for my Olszewski ancestry.

Public Profiler’s Europe Distribution Map of the Olszewski Surname:

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Olszewski Europe Map. Retrieved January 30, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD-EUROPE

Moikrewni. (2010). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Olszewski’. Retrieved January 30, 2010, from
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/olszewski.html

Public Profiler Worldnames. (2010). Surname Olszewski North American Map. Retrieved January 30, 2010, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD–USCA