How would you spell this Polish surname?

Question

I am researching my family history & I need some help. My family immigrated from Poland in the 1800's. Their Polish name was pronounced "O-shef-ski" but no one in my family knows how it was spelled because after they came to America, they changed their name to Schultz. Does anyone happen to know the correct spelling for this Polish surname? Thanks!

Answer 1

http://www.genealogytoday.com/surname/fi...

this site may help

try oshefsky if they are jewish

try something else

Answer 2

   in Polish sz = sh

    can be Oszewsky

     yeah, OSZEWSKY

Answer 3

i would guess "Oczewski" or "Oczszefski" or maybe "Oczwefski" there could be many variations of it

Answer 4

Oszefski? I really don't know Polish spelling rules though..........

Answer 5

Oszewski?

SZ = SH

W = F

Answer 6

try to find word by word o=?

shef= i think is chef & ski=?

Answer 7

Ochephske? Oshephske? Oshefske? etc.

Answer 8

Olszewski

EDIT:

http://www.futrega.org/etc/nazwiska.html

There are ~45000 Olszewskis in Poland today. This surname is in top 30.

Answer 9

dont know

Answer 10

Ohshefski.

?

Answer 11

ochevski (maybe)

or

ochefski

do you know what your last name meant? you could go on a language translating site and find the correct pronunciation  

Answer 12

I'm pretty sure its Olschefski.

http://www.genealogytoday.com/surname/fi...

Answer 13

my friends last name is that is is pronounced " OsHfskee

wierd  

Answer 14

Ozewski= there's a dot on the Z.

As in son of a nut collecter.

Sz= doesn't equal Sh .. it's close but not quite.

and in polish you don't use the letter Y at the end of patronic sunames you use I