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| Some immigrants translate their surname into English. For example, ''Schneider'' means ''Tailor''. If your ancestor was born in a foreign-language speaking nation, look for him under '''both''' the English and foreign-language version of the surname. Use dictionaries (such as German-English) to find possible name translations. For lists of such dictionaries use the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog '''Subject Search''' for "language]." | | Some immigrants translate their surname into English. For example, ''Schneider'' means ''Tailor''. If your ancestor was born in a foreign-language speaking nation, look for him under '''both''' the English and foreign-language version of the surname. Use dictionaries (such as German-English) to find possible name translations. For lists of such dictionaries use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog '''Subject Search''' for "language]." |
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| === Translated immigrant given name === | | === Translated immigrant given name === |