What's in a Surname?
A new view of the United States based on the distribution of common last names shows centuries of history and echoes some of America's great immigration sagas. To compile this data, geographers at University College London used phone directories to find the predominant surnames in each state. Software then identified the probable provenances of the 181 names that emerged.Source & Full Story
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Many of the surnames of immigrants from Poland have been distorted by the representatives of the U.S. immigration services. The immigration officers entered the names of immigrants not as they should be saved, but just as they have heard. That's why from the surnames of polish immigrants for from example, Olejarz they created a number of the strange other surnames: Olejars, Oleyars, O'Lejarz, O'Lejars, Olarsh, Olarsch, Olejage, Oleyage, Olegars, Oligers etc, etc. I'm genealogist of Olejarz family and I have a big problem with proving that persons that have the mistransliterated Olejarz surname are related to that family
My g-father was a olejasz. Came from the south-east poland. I know there is family but not able to fine. G-mother comes from the same area.