Fedoreshenko, Fedorisczenko, Orlowa, Nickaliva Polish? Russian?

My grandfather and grandmother came across on boat in 1912. they listed there town as "BR Y NSK" or "BR JA NSK" hard to make out name. And that is in Russia, but my mother said they were not Russian, but Polish. My aunt says Russian. Anyone know a bit about the names themselves. I found out "enko" means son of.

And does anyone know is there is a census in Russia or Poland that would list the names in the country, like we have in the US?

1912..Good thing they didn't take the Titanic...

The small village BRYŃSK exists in north-central Poland, which in 1908 was taken by Russia, so that's why you have two different stories

Hi, I am a Pole. All those names sounds Russian to me. But there are some people living in Poland with similar names. Nearby east border.

Thanks... Now I need to figure out how to spell their name is Russian, as this name was spelled as how it was heard at Ellis Island.

i am Russian and it sounds more Ukrainian to me...