Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

My Grandmother's last name is spelled Tywoshewska. She said she was from Tarnopol "a little village outside of Krakow". She died in 1992. I have found transcripts, marriage license from Germany (was brought by nazis). Is Tywoshewska a real name? Her german marriage license also has in parentheses the name Tynoshenko. I am really confused.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

I know of that Tarnopol. Why would she tell my mom that she was born near Krakow? Her deportation (US) testimony was in Polish and translated by a polish translator. She spelled it "t y w o s c h e w s k a" on the transcript. Was it pronounced Tivoshevska?

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

No, She never told me that. I got it from INS records that were transcripts from her deportation case. Her responses were translated by a polish translator. I also got the spelling from a German Burgermaster that married her and my grandfather in 1948 in Frankfurt. It is spelled that way on the German marriage certificate.

Also, she spelled it tywoschewska herself. Her mother's name was Kaschawz.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Grusoski?? Don't know if this spelling has been altered.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

i forgot the k --gruskoski. probably the same though.