this is the AUSTRIA that your ancestor came from .
http://brainworker.ch/Oesterreich/Austria-hungary.pngI suspect he was from historical Galicia. Depending on the place of birth, your research might be in Poland - Malopolskie or Podkarpackie wojewodztwo or Ukraine.
www.halgal.comwww.infoukes.com/genealogywww.torugg.orgwww.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.htmlLook in NY Ellis Island as well at CAP, CZAP, COP and CZOP.
www.ellisislandrecords.orglisten to pronunciation
http://ivona.com