Re: when and where did Gronlund originate?
Maybe from Denmark. I know, it is used there and is Grønlund there. You can send me a private message with your info, and I'll see, if I can help you( I'm born in Denmark and have done research there)...
View ArticleSilberbach, where did it come from?
Hello,My last name is Silberbach (Silverback in English) but cant actually find any information out on where it came from, I know its German/Prussian but there was also a village called Silberbach...
View ArticleRe: Silberbach, where did it come from?
Greetings:The name Silberbach is of Germanic origin and is an easy translation into the English "silver creek." I doubt seriously you'll find a direct connection to a place called Siberbach because...
View ArticleRe: Silberbach, where did it come from?
Hi,Thankyou for your answer, my Silberbach line comes from Prussia, my Prussia family lived in Konsiberg and about an hour or two away was a small village called Silberbach, Jewish people went through...
View ArticleRe: surname origin-Tranka
I know that this post is old, however - The name TRANKA is a variant of TRNKA and comes from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. MOST Trankas, Trinkas and Trnkas hail from the Czech or Slovak Republic, the...
View ArticleRe: CLEORI surname???
November 9, 2015Rowena M Gray,I am also a descendent of Sally Cleori. She was real. So was Andrew Harris. My father, Andrew LeRoy Brown - AKA Roy Brown, was the son of George Brown and Sarah Harris. I...
View ArticleRe: Any Davidovich on here?
We are related to David Davidovich, the billionaire.Don't know if we are related to the actress or the bakery people. But I think that we might be relatives of the bakery people. I will have news about...
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Hi I recently found out that my grandpa is not who I thought he was. Actually is a different man and I'm needing help finding out so family history on the name Wonnacott. New to the site and have no...
View Articlename origin by country
I used a link on ancestry.com that showed a distribution by country of the origins of a particular name. I cannot find that link anymore. Does anyone know where I can find it?Thanks,Paul
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That's it. Thanks so much. I'll need to bookmark this page.Paul
View ArticleNemunk Yaley ...German? Swisss? Ideas?
I found the name Nemunk Yaley listed as the father of my great grandfather (*3-Joseph Yaley born 1867 Germany) on a Social Security application. Joseph always states all documents Germany as his...
View ArticleRe: tejada and Vasquez family from El Salvador
Hello my name is sindy tejada and my family is associated with the Vasquez tejada family. Actually my maternal grandfather's last name is tejada tejada, so is my mother's. We come from Agua Caliente El...
View ArticleRe: Nemunk Yaley ...German? Swisss? Ideas?
Are you looking at a transcription or the original? If it is a transcription, you should order the original just to check for the possibility of transcription errors. Since Joseph would have been quite...
View ArticleRe: Nemunk Yaley ...German? Swisss? Ideas?
That's a good idea. I am going off the transcription, so there's a good possibility it is something else. Thanks for the tip. :)
View ArticleRe: Origin of Surname Gondorchin
hi Jillian,I am the daughter of Ladislav Gondorčina,nar.1945 in Bežovcích,district:Michalovce.The whole family has gone to western Bohemia(Přimda),my grandfather Ladislav Gondorčin,bi.1897 in...
View ArticleRe: Origin of Surname Gondorchin
JillianUp to 1918 it was Austria-Hungary http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htmYour ancestors were Ruthenian/Rusyn/Russniak not Russian.http://www.radixindex.com/en/surnames/surname/gondorcsinNY...
View ArticleSurname Blanck
According to some records I found, the Blauch/Blouch side of my family tree originates from Germany, where the surname was Blanck. The problem is, I can't find any information on this spelling except...
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