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===Surname "Changes" of German Immigrants in the United States=== | ===Surname "Changes" of German Immigrants in the United States=== | ||
As German Immigrants moved into English-speaking countries, their surnames were impacted. | '''As German Immigrants moved into English-speaking countries, their surnames were impacted.'''<br> | ||
*Most of the time the surname spelling changed to accomodate the '''different phonetic spelling in the English language'''. In other words, the recorder tried to write the name the way he heard it. | *Most of the time the surname spelling changed to accomodate the '''different phonetic spelling in the English language'''. In other words, the recorder tried to write the name the way he heard it. | ||
*Surnames may also have been translated outright into English, sometimes with a slight twist. Examples: Feuerstein= Firestone, Schwarzenbach(er) = Blackcreek [which evolved into "Blackrick" and other phonetic spellings], or simply "Black". | *Surnames may also have been translated outright into English, sometimes with a slight twist. Examples: Feuerstein= Firestone, Schwarzenbach(er) = Blackcreek [which evolved into "Blackrick" and other phonetic spellings], or simply "Black". | ||