[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Szczepanski?

[Günther Böhm]

Gary Warner schrieb:

>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
>
Gary,
(Polish) Szczepan = (German) Stephan
(Surname) Szczepanski = Steffens (the tribe which derived from a Stephan)

Guenther