Please help??Last name

Question

Where do you believe this last name oringinated?

Smalcer...

I was told my grandfather was born in Turkey

His name was John Micheal Smalcer sr.

Answer 1

There aren't many with this name.  The only early immigrants were from Germany.

Do you have any other clues?

Answer 2

I would call your county courthouse and see if there's a naturalization record for your grandfather. If so it will have this information and he has to certify that he gives up allegience to his country for the US.

Johan Smalcer

Arrival Date: 25 Nov 1949

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1943

Age: 6  

Gender: Male  

Port of Departure: Bremerhaven, Germany  

Place of Origin: Czechoslovakia  

Ship Name: General J H McRae  

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Port of Arrival: New York, New York  

Line: 7  

Microfilm Serial: T715  

Microfilm Roll: T715_7763  

Page Number: 72  

along with him is: Julius 42, Veronika 36, Julius 16, Olga 13, Ilona 13, Veronika 8, Johan 6, Julianna 4

Name: J. M. Smalcer

SSN: 271-36-5258  

Born: 17 May 1942

Died: Dec 1988

State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1956-1957  

John M Smalcer

Birth Date: Est. 1942

Birth Country: Remainder of World  

    

Gender: Male  

Race: White  

    

Residence City: Cleveland  

Residence County: Cuyahoga  

Residence State: Ohio  

Residence Country: United States  

    

Death Date: 19 Dec 1988

City of Death: Cleveland  

County of Death: Cuyahoga  

Certificate: 090749  

Age at Death: 46  

Certifier: Physician  

    

Social Security Number: 271-36-5258  

Marital Status: Married  

Industry of Decedent: Eating and drinking places  

Occupation of Decedent: Managers and administrators, not elsewhere classified  

    

Census Tract: 1149  

Julianna Riccota

[Julianna Smalcer]  

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1944

Birth Country: Remainder of World  

    

Gender: Female  

Race: White  

Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)  

Death Date: 29 Apr 1993

Death Time: 9:09 PM  

Hospital of Death: Cleveland Metro Health  

City of Death: Cleveland  

County of Death: Cuyahoga  

Certificate: 033478  

Age at Death: 48  

Hospital Status: Hospital/Inpatient  

    

Social Security Number: 295-38-4361  

FATHER'S SURNAME: Smalcer  

Mother's Maiden Name: Bolag  

Marital Status: Married  

Education: 12  

Industry of Decedent: Social services, not elsewhere classified  

Occupation of Decedent: Cooks  

Census Tract: 1057  

Primary Registration District: 1801  

Julius Smalcer

Birth Date: Est. 1907

Birth Country: Remainder of World  

Gender: Male  

Race: White  

Residence City: Cleveland  

Residence County: Cuyahoga  

Residence State: Ohio  

Residence Country: United States  

    

Death Date: 10 Apr 1980

Hospital of Death: Cleveland Metro Health  

City of Death: Cleveland  

County of Death: Cuyahoga  

Certificate: 023819  

Age at Death: 73  

Certifier: Physician  

Autopsy: Yes, used for certification  

Social Security Number: 121-26-8735  

Marital Status: Widowed  

Census Tract: 1154  

Veronic Smalcer

Birth Date: Est. 1913

Gender: Female  

Race: White  

Residence City: Cleveland  

Residence County: Cuyahoga  

Residence State: Ohio  

Residence Country: United States  

    

Death Date: 19 Sep 1976

City of Death: Cleveland  

County of Death: Cuyahoga  

Certificate: 063649  

Age at Death: 63  

Certifier: Physician  

Autopsy: No autopsy  

    

Marital Status: Married  

    

Census Tract: 1149  

Julius Smalcer

Age: 28  

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1932

Issue Date: 20 Apr 1960

State: Ohio  

Locality, Court: Cleveland, District Court

Title: Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Cleveland, 1855-1967  

Description: Simoff-Starinsky  

Series: M1893  

Answer 3

Smalcer is probably another variant of Smelcer and Schmelzer

Smelcer: Last name origin & meaning:

Slavic spelling of German Schmelzer.

Schmelzer: Last name origin & meaning:

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a smelter, from an agent derivative of Middle High German smelzen, German schmelzen ‘to smelt metal’