How do you pronouce surname..?

Question

Bachich

is it pronouced the same as Bechech??

Cuz Im on facebook..and my last name is pronouced like BECHECH....and I see a lotta people with the last name "Bachich"...im just wondering..could it be the same last name just spelt differently?

Answer 1

Very likely. Many surnames are adapted to fit the phonology of a particular language when a family immigrates or relocates for some reason. My family name, in Hungarian, is spelled Szucs (/sooch/), but here in America, where my grandfather immigrated in 1916, we're called Sikes.