Do you know if your family name was changed when your family came to this country.?

Question

Do you know if your family name was changed when your family came to this country.?

Answer 1

Yep. We came from Russia as Takalinko (I'm not sure the spelling)

But now it's Howen, which is Irish, I think.

Answer 2

No, Still Have Relatives in 'The Old Country'...!!

Answer 3

Yes, from "Odle", which is an English name for a Parrish in Bedford, England, to "O'Dell", which sounds Irish, but isn't!

LOL, try reading the history of Ireland and find that your family is actually one of the English opressors.

Answer 4

changed every time my family moved.  Thayne in scotland. to Thain in Canada to Thane in the USA

Answer 5

I don't think so,brooks is  an english last name and that's where they came from.

Answer 6

A way to tell is if it is too easy and doesn't match the language , for instance if your last name was Kitt and your nationality is Lithuanian.  or if your ancestors were from India and your name is Smith.

The technical Analyst:   Don't worry about being the oppressor, after reading a lot of history, I figure that in history everyone that could beat the c**p out of anyone else, usually did.

I also believe my ancestors are interesting,  don't take credit or blame for their actions.   I knew I would meet up with some not so stellar ones eventually and sure enough, one of them was a deserter during the Civil War in the Indiana Union forces.   Who knew, maybe he got hungry and went home.

Answer 7

I know for a fact it wasn't even though it seems like it was a prime candidate to be changed.  It's one of those awkward German ones no one can say, spell or pronounce.  (I'm distinguishing between say & pronounce as say -- once I tell it to someone, no one can say it back correctly & pronounce -- no one can look at it and pronounce it.)  The irony is that the way we say it was Americanized; when I was in Germany I couldn't recognize it when the Germans said my last name.

Answer 8

Yes I know for a fact.

My O'Brian ancestors became simply Bryan. My Welzel ancestors became Whelchel. My Cossart ancestors became Cozart and many other variants.