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 === Surnames ===
+Sometimes the name change was simply a translation:
+Jableík = Appleton
+Krejí = Taylor
+Procházka = Walker
+In many cases the immigrant would choose an American name that sounded similar to foreign name:
+Koista = Corrister
+Noí = Norris
+Hudec = Hudson
+Some immigrants who were sensitive about the pronunciation of their names changed the spelling so that Americans could pronounce their names correctly:
+Kokoška = Kokoshka
+Kuera = Kuchera
+Jelínek = Yellineck
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