Fedoreshenko, Fedorisczenko, Orlowa, Nickaliva Polish? Russian?

ny multi -medi

15 Mar 2007 / #1

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?

krysia 23 | 3,058

16 Mar 2007 / #2

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

Ryś

16 Mar 2007 / #3

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.

OP ny multi -medi

17 Mar 2007 / #4

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.

katzenmond

12 Nov 2007 / #5

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