[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Surname Equivalent

[Guenther Boehm]

gpvjem schrieb:

>    Is there a German equivalent to Olschweski (possibly Elsner?)
>
John,
I would interpret it as the name of someone who came from a town, 
village, estate or farm called or derived from "Olsza".
olsza, olcha = alder (lat. alnus, ger. Erle). So the German translation 
would be ERLER, a quite common name.

Guenther
Hilden, Germany