My great granfather (My dad's dad's dad) was 100% German. He married a Tongan women (My great Grandmother) they both had a boy (My Grandpa) who was 50% Tongan & 50% German. He married to a Tongan women (My grandma) and they both had my dad. My dad married my mom who is Tongan. Now it's down to me, am I German???...It would actually be cool if I had some German blood...lol...but yeah my last name is "SANFT", that's my great grandfathers last name and so what does "SANFT" mean???....Is there any websites that tells me what my last name means???
2006-08-29 20:26:59 · 14 answers · asked by Crazy-Punk 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
TO "Larka1"......So if your not born In Germany, but have some German blood in you, that doesn't make you a German???
2006-08-29 20:38:41 · update #1
You are one-eigth German; and indeed, under German law you are very much German. The Germans have a Law of Return, similar to the Israelis, granting citizenship to the descendants of German immigrants. If you can document your ancestry (and you'd need a lot of documentary evidence) you could actually claim German citizenship because of your Great-Grandfather.
Hope this helps.
2006-08-29 21:39:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
From the information you've supplied, your blood line would be 25% German and 25% Tongan. Of course, if the blood line from the female side of your family is mixed, then the percentage would be less.
As for your last name 'Sanft' in German means; as an adjective: gentle, soft, and peaceful or adverb: gently, softly, and peacefully.
Hope this was helpful.
2006-08-29 21:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are part German through your grandfathers line. He would be half German. Your father is one forth German. You are one eighth German. Look on Ancestry.com for his name. Try the Snaft name and also the name that one of the people found for you on the other answers. Ancestry.com has some free sections. Also look on familysearch.com. It is totally free. Search message board in ancestry.com. Also type in Free Genealogy. German Genealogy also. You may be very surprised what you find. I'm what my grandmother called it a Heinz 57 variety. I have English, Irish, Scott's Irish, Welsh and who knows what else. I have tracked many of my family line on the sights I have given you. Keep looking and you will find your roots. It's a wonderful feeling when you find your ancestors. Hope this will help. I don't care what anyone else sayes. You are part German and part Tongan through your lineage, no matter where you are born and that's a fact. You are an American be cause you were born in America. America isn't a nationality. It's a place.
2006-08-29 21:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by DeeJay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Victoria grow to be British because of the fact she grow to be born in Britain. Her mom grow to be German she grow to be born in Germany. whether countless Victoria's ancestors have been German so she grow to be undoubted of German descent yet you nationality is defined by utilising different factors like the place you have been born or stay. Her Father grow to be born in Britain and as a result British.
2016-10-01 02:04:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you are not a Jew -and therefore do not get your bloodline from your mother- i would say you are a German with a Tongan mother.
So is your father etc.
But you are definitely a German.
And living on a great place ,if you ask me!
Mac
A European
2006-08-30 14:38:18 · answer #5 · answered by Mac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you are german and tongan to me
2006-08-29 20:28:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes have German blood
2006-08-29 20:30:10 · answer #7 · answered by Λиδѓεy™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are part German or you have some German ancestry. No, I would not refer to you as a "German" though, either by blood or by nationality (you were not born there and do not have German citizenship).
2006-08-29 20:34:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're half Tongan-German.....
and you are MORE Tongan than German!
2006-08-29 20:34:48 · answer #9 · answered by dianne45a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Sanft' means 'gentle' and I would say u have some german in u
:-)
Big Hi from Germany :-)
2006-08-30 02:07:41 · answer #10 · answered by Lilme 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋