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*Prior to 1900, formal surname changes documented in local court records are relatively rare. | *Prior to 1900, formal surname changes documented in local court records are relatively rare. | ||
*During the early 20th Century, especially the World War I era, surname changes are recorded more frequently, as immigrants or, more often, their children, tried to adopt more neutral surnames. | *During the early 20th Century, especially the World War I era, surname changes are recorded more frequently, as immigrants or, more often, their children, tried to adopt more neutral surnames. | ||
===Surname Changes of German Immigrants in Hungary=== | |||
* Spelling of German surnames often changed to reflect '''different phonetic spelling in the Hungarian language''': S would be written Sz and Z would be written Cz. | |||
===Surnames Historical Development=== | ===Surnames Historical Development=== | ||