Arts & Humanities: Genealogy: “Question: Where does the last name Shotwell come from?” plus 4 more |
- Question: Where does the last name Shotwell come from?
- Question: Where does the name Hilgeman derive?
- Question: If my great grandmother is 7/8 Cherokee Indian, what percentage am I?
- Question: My last name is Gudinavicius, what is nationality ?
- Question: History of great grandfather last name?
| Question: Where does the last name Shotwell come from? Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:19 PM PDT Report AbuseAdditional DetailsIf you believe your intellectual property has been infringed and would like to file a complaint, please see our Copyright/IP Policy Report Abuse Cancel Report AbuseAdditional DetailsIf you believe your intellectual property has been infringed and would like to file a complaint, please see our Copyright/IP Policy Report Abuse Cancel Report AbuseAdditional DetailsIf you believe your intellectual property has been infringed and would like to file a complaint, please see our Copyright/IP Policy Report Abuse Cancel  |
| Question: Where does the name Hilgeman derive? Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:33 AM PDT I searched for that surname. It is rare. Here are the top collections from familysearch.org, the largest free genealogy site on the web. Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 711 results Based on that, I'd say Germany. You should choose a best answer. It doesn't have to be mine. BAs make doing this fun. If it ceases to be fun, we will stop doing it. |
| Question: If my great grandmother is 7/8 Cherokee Indian, what percentage am I? Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:28 AM PDT Great grandmother = 7/8 grandparent = 7/16 parent = 7/32 you = 7/64 The convention is that you are half of what each parent was, and you add common heritage. After you learn that, the rest is basic arithmetic. We're assuming no other GGP had any Cherokee in them. If GGM was on your mom's side and you dad was full Cherokee, you'd add 1/2 to that 7/64th. For some reason, if a family has a legend of "Indian Blood", with no proof, just legend, 99% of the time it is Cherokee, not Apache or Zuni or Iroquois. That's why everyone is skeptical. You might want to research your GGM. Your family legend may be true. It may, however, be just that; a legend. |
| Question: My last name is Gudinavicius, what is nationality ? Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:00 AM PDT With that exact spelling, www.familysearch.org has just 4 records for it, all in the USA. familysearch is the largest free genealogy web site in the world. They have over 28,000,000 records for the surname "Smith", for example. Odds are it was spelled differently in the old country. You'd have to do some research to find out where it came from. I think "-ius" is Lithuanian for "son of", but that's a suspicion, not a fact. BTW, we regulars know you mean "origin", not "nationality". We're just giving you a hard time, the same as if you had written "Me and Mike played tennis on a cement court". |
| Question: History of great grandfather last name? Posted: 14 Aug 2015 12:31 PM PDT I have a feeling Rivera was his father's name and Disa his mother's. They use the double surname in Spanish speaking countries and don't hyphenate it like the English do. The father's name comes first followed by the mother's. Example: If Senor Rodriguez Garcia marries Senorita Gonzales Hidalgo. She will drop her mother's maiden name, Hidalgo and her and their children will be Rodriguez Gonzales. He will remain Rodriguez Garcia. The Y is just used as an "and." However, a big mistake in genealogy is trying to trace surnames. Not everyone with the same surname shares the same ancestor. Also you will find Spanish (European) names anywhere Spain ruled as the missionaries conveyed Spanish names on the indigenous people of those areas. Not everyone with a Spanish name is Spanish or totally Spanish. |
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