15 'American' Surnames That Are Secretly German — Is Yours in Disguise?
German is the largest ancestry in America, and millions of families quietly Americanized their surnames, either translating the meaning or respelling the sound until the German origin vanished. This video counts through fifteen common "American" last names that are secretly German, from Schmidt to Smith and Mueller to Miller, then reveals the famous ones: Eisenhower, Hoover, Rockefeller, Steinway, Custer, Chrysler and Studebaker. An anglicized name is a clue, not proof. Trace your own using the sources below. Sources: German ancestry in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_... WWI anti-German backlash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Ge... Eisenhower / Eisenhauer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenho...) Rockefeller family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefe... Steinway / Steinweg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinwa... Studebaker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker
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