Family History Daily

10 Famous Immigrants Who Changed Their Names After They Came to America

It is not uncommon for people to believe that their ancestors changed their surnames upon arrival at Ellis Island. And although we now know that this tale is actually quite a tall one (see the fascinating article on the topic from Mental Floss), many of us do have ancestors that changed their names after coming to the US for a variety of reasons.

The Search for Barent Ryder

Thank you to Bob Vornlocker for this guest post. Family Stories Collection: This special collection contains a selection of family history stories submitted by our readers. Originally published Jan 29, 2015. I’ve previously written several articles about searching using wildcards …

The Search for Barent Ryder .