Yes, Marilyn: These are all legitimate Polish surnames - they are all different and the spelling is very important to get it right. Molly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Kowalski" <ma_kowalski@sbcglobal.net> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 12:05 AM Subject: [PBS] mixed up on names > Maciejewski, Mroszczak, Marcewicz???? > 1) Are these names similar or do they sound the same when spoken with > Polish accent?? Marcewicz is the English name my family used but I am > unable to find them in the usual censuses.... > 2) I was directed to the second name, Mroszczak in the Ellis Island data > because of dates of birth, arrival dates, departure locations...but I > don't know how to connect them with the current name?? I don't know what > state my person may have elected (if he did) to naturalize for > citizenship??? Should I just start to look thru all the censuses of New > York, Ohio, Penn, and Michigan (where my family is ultimately from?). As > well as any Naturalization records of states from NY to MI.?? > > Thanks for any advice........mak > > > Marilyn K. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message