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polluxlm

 Rep: 221 

Re: Anyone with a surname relating to any of these ? any spelling.

polluxlm wrote:

I just realized that my great great grandfather married a German lady who came from a wealthy family. She is the reason my family has a German name these days.

I gotta check out who her family was when I visit this Christmas.

Backslash

 Rep: 80 

Re: Anyone with a surname relating to any of these ? any spelling.

Backslash wrote:

I see my paternal grandmother's maiden name in the list.  I knew the name was French and fairly common.  It's a little hard to trace, but it's possible her people were among the first European settlers in North America; around the 1500s.