Just a quick post today because I’m going batty with the latest exercise to attempt to build a database of the Mierzejewskis that I can locate through ship manifests to locate and track my family’s movements, I’ve compiled quite a list of the different variations of how the name has been spelled. Here’s what I’ve found so far:
- Mierzejewski
- Mizejewski
- Mirzejewski
- Nierzejewski
- Nierzejewsky (I think this and #4 are probably transcription errors on ancestry.com and ellisisland.org)
- Mierzyewski (This may too be a transcription error)
- Mierzijewski
- Miezjewski
- Mezejewski
- Mierzeski
- Mierezyewska
- Meitzejewski
- Mieszyjewska
Thirteen permutations to date! Arghgh!! Now I know why I can’t find ‘em! Memo to self: create a table of all possible permutations. Am working on a lookup for all of the Mskis I can locate via ship manifests. Will post when I have an update available.
October 31, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Great post! This must be a record for ways to spell a surname.
November 1, 2011 at 3:40 pm
I feel your pain! I have a line named Megonnigil or McGonigle or McGonnigil…you get the point. Good luck with your table!
November 14, 2011 at 7:43 am
I know the feeling! I found 12 different ways to spell “Howard”.