[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Szczepanski?

[LEN GOLKE]

I too am looking at a Polish or German surname.  It is Cicewski, or Von Cicewski in its Prussian form.  My mother always said their family was German, but they lived in Schneidemuhl which was formerly and is now Poland.  Is this a German surname or a Polish surname?  My great grandparents were Catholic.  I do know the history of Poland and its divisions, I am just unsure as to whether my parents were told they were German in the 1700s, but were in fact Polish.  As far as I know they did not move from anywhere.  sue Golke
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gary Warner<mailto:gary at warnerengineering.com> 
  To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org<mailto:ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org> 
  Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:19 AM
  Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Szczepanski?


  To all,

  I am looking at the Polish surname Szczepanski.      I know that sz 
  is the same as sch in German, and cz is the same as tz or even z in 
  German.    So tell me, does Schtzepanski equate to Stephan or 
  Steffan?   Or something else?

  Gary Warner
  Gig Harbor, WA



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