My surname changed 7 times in spelling over a course of around 250 years.
2006-09-01 06:00:22 · 5 answers · asked by carnright 2 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
several factors. language differences, influences from another society, criminal past, change of residence, family fights, change of professions, are just a few
2006-09-02 03:32:05 · answer #1 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because language is a living thing that randomnly changes and evolves over long periods of time. Why else do you think Shakespheare is so hard to understand? You probably would have great difficulty speaking to anyone from 250 years ago, even if they spoke the same language you do now.
2006-09-01 16:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well at least you can trace your real surname. I don't even know where my ancestrial home or people are.
The mixture of culture contributes to such changes. Dominate culture will sometimes be imitated or appeased by lesser cultural intities. Besides language and culture constantly evolved.
2006-09-01 14:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my surname changed when some of my relatives came to canada afew generations ago.. they had accents, and apparently when repeating their names to the officials here, it got written down incorrectly...
2006-09-01 13:27:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of my ancestors were uneducated,, others had to change it slightly to hide from anti-Irish sentiments.
2006-09-02 00:59:46 · answer #5 · answered by cowboymanhrsetrnr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋