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FLO :
My great-grandfather’s name was changed from Vito Andolini to Vito Corleone at Ellis Island. He came over on the Moshulu ship from Italy back in 1901.
2026-09-27 12:57:54
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See_chelle90 :
How does so many families especially those of Italian descent have that story then. Like why is it being told. Was history being changed then or now?
2026-09-28 05:07:41
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Kaitlyn :
Happened at Angel island in cali
2026-09-30 11:52:13
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Megan :
I have found 5 different spellings of my grandmother’s maiden name. It wasn’t changed at Ellis Island, it was different on marriage and death certificate and even on draft cards.
2026-09-27 01:55:05
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🦭 :
When or where were they changed then
2026-09-26 19:46:56
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GardenStateMa :
Family’s CHOSE to change their names upon sailing to America. Their names weren’t changed by Americans upon arrival.
2026-09-27 14:00:01
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Vanessa :
Genealogist here...omg, if I had a dollar for everyone I have tried to explain this to, I would be a very wealthy woman. It's so frustrating when they refuse to believe it.
2026-09-27 21:00:05
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hautemolly :
Another factor in names being changed during immigration is the mix of languages. Immigration by boat means people had to travel to port cities to leave for the US. My ancestors departed Europe from a country where they didn’t speak the language or even use the same alphabet so when someone is writing the ship’s manifest they’re just writing what they hear phonetically. It might not be correct
2026-09-29 18:06:37
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PastaFazool76 :
My grandfather and his brother were given different last names at arrival
2026-09-27 14:14:33
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wayoutwest8 :
This is one of the most enduring fallacies. People changed their own names.
2026-09-27 16:00:29
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Jo Rosenthal :
How is that possible because my family name was changed and it was a huge deal
2026-09-28 19:52:23
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soulkissed2003 :
My paternal grandparents were illiterate. Their last name was so difficult to pronounce it was spelled multiple ways and eventually simplified significantly. A lot of immigrants also changed their names to be more Americanized.
2026-09-27 02:52:26
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Celia Bee :
Two different branches of my family have multiple spellings of the surname throughout the 1800’s, no Ellis Island involved.
2026-09-26 20:06:59
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WAR EAGLE :
Most ppl have zero clue about Ellis Island… they think we just let ppl pour in our country all the time
2026-09-27 08:25:18
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Tae Lin :
My grandpa doesn’t know the true pronunciation of his last name. He said that his name was mispronounced when they came through Ellis Island because workers couldn’t pronounce foreign names. His family didn’t correct the mispronouncing bc they feared they wouldn’t be allowed into the USA. That moment forever changed his last name.
2026-09-27 13:01:02
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Carly Stoner :
What about Fievel in A American Tail?
2026-09-27 03:58:24
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Krissy Kay :
THE TEACHERS changed the spelling of my polish last name when my grandfather and his siblings went to school.
2026-09-27 12:11:32
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Ms J. Gen X :
My grandfather came through Ellis Island in 1919. It was Thomajimsky and became Thoma when he started Grammar school. His family of 4 came with 1 suitcase and $50
2026-09-26 15:23:35
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Chris Whalen :
I can’t say where/when it happened but my families name changed somewhere along the way. The A and the E in Whalen were swapped for whatever reason.
2026-09-27 14:58:48
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Jeanniemagic_hair :
It’s true I have documented evidence that my grandmother had to get my grandfather’s name changed back to his original name and he had to do it through our government channels
2026-09-27 12:43:02
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bigdaddy5oh :
Some were
2026-09-27 11:58:08
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kenny :
italians and irish faced HUGE racism and discrimination in the early 1900s so name changes were common
2026-09-28 17:20:59
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viking_rabbit :
They wrote down that my grandfather had brown eyes when his eyes were pale blue, so I doubt the accuracy of their records.
2026-09-28 06:14:54
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Nonna Deborah’s Recipes :
It’s true my great grandparents names were Aadelia from Sicily and at Eli’s Island it became Delia. This is not lore it’s exactly what my great great grandparents told me. Great grandmother had to stay longer being pregnant. Names were changed!
2026-09-27 03:10:58
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Rev. Steven A. McNerney :
they changed my grandfather‘s name from Trapane to Trapano he came by himself he was 13
2026-09-28 01:06:08
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