Many people, who sailed to the Americas, over the years from other counties, changed their names. They wanted to fit in. They didn’t want to stand out or be seen as different. Some people simply used a translation, of their surname. We will be adding to this list, as time permits. Multiple pages contain the name translations that some of these people have used. The translation tables are setup as follows:
- English to Albanian
- English to Belarusian
- English to Bulgarian
- English to Croatian
- English to Czech
- English to Danish
- English to Dutch/Netherlands
- English to Estonian
- English to Finnish
- English to French
- English to German
- English to Greek
- English to Hungarian
- English to Icelandic
- English to Italian
- English to Latvian
- English to Lithuanian
- English to Norwegian
- English to Polish
- English to Portuguese
- English to Romanian
- English to Russian
- English to Serbian
- English to Slovakian
- English to Slovenian
- English to Spanish
- English to Swedish
- English to Turkish
- English to Ukranian
| EnglishAngle / Winkel
Baker |
GermanWinkler, Engel
Becker |
| Bank | Ufer |
| Barber | Frisor |
| BeachBig
Bird Black |
StrandGrob
Vogel Schwarz |
| BlacksmithBohemia
Brickmaker Bush |
SchmiedBohm
Ziegler Busch |
| Butcher | Fleischer |
| CarpenterCarter | ZimmermannSchroder |
| CastleCellar | SchlossKeller |
| Champion | Meister |
| Cliff | Klippe |
| Cook | Koch |
| CooperCouncilman
Count / Earl Coward, Rabbit hunter |
BottcherKuhn
Graf Haas |
| Creek | Bach |
| CrossCurly haired
Debt Broker |
KreuzKrause
Schulte |
| DeerDefense army | HirschWerner |
| Drum | Trommel |
| Duck | Ente |
| EagleEagle’s Strength | AdlerArnold |
| Emperor | Kaiser |
| End | Schluss |
| Fair | Schon |
| Farmer | Bauer / Baumann |
| FieldFire, Burn | FeldBrandt |
| Fisher | Fischer |
| Flax | Flachs |
| Flower | Blume |
| Fortune | Gluck |
| FoxFranconia | FuchsFrank |
| Friend | Freund |
| Gale | Sturm |
| GoatGod has listened | ZiegeSimon |
| Gold | Gold |
| Green | Grun |
| Guard | Wache |
| Hail | Hageln |
| Hawk | Habicht |
| Herd | Herde |
| Hoe | Hacke |
| Hook | Haken |
| Horn | Horn |
| Hunter | Jager |
| Iron | Eisen |
| Judge | Richter |
| JuniorKing | JungerKonig |
| Knight | Ritter |
| LambLanded farmer
Landowner Laurentius (Latin) |
LamHofmann
Huber Lorenz |
| Law | Recht |
| Leather | Leder |
| Lion | Lowe |
| LittleLong | KleinLange / Lang |
| Lord | Herr |
| Love | Liebe |
| Major | Grosser |
| MasonWar like (Latin) | MaurerMartin |
| MayorMiller
Miner |
Burgermeister / SchulzMuller / Moller
Bergmann |
| Minister | Pfarrer |
| Moon | Mond |
| MountainMug
New man |
BergSeidel
Newmann |
| North | Norden |
| Ox | Ochs |
| Painter | Maler |
| Parson | Pfarrer |
| Pasture | Weide |
| Peace | Frieden |
| Pebble | Kiesel |
| Peer | Gleiche |
| People | Volk |
| Pigeon | Taube |
| Pillar | Pfeiler |
| Plow | Pflug |
| PoetPolish | DichterPohl |
| Pond | Teich |
| PopePotter | PapstKruger |
| PrinterProperty / Inheritance | DruckerOtto |
| Queen | Konigin |
| Rain | Regen |
| Ransom | Losegeld |
| Reed | Rohr |
| Regal | Koniglich |
| Rice | Reis |
| Rich | Reich |
| Ridge | Kette |
| Road | Strasse |
| RobberRock
Rock (Greek) |
RauberStein
Peters |
| RomanRooster
Rot / Red Ruler of people |
RomischHahn
Roth Dietrich |
| Sailor | Matrose |
| Saint | Heilige |
| Sculptor | Bildhauer |
| SealSerf | SiegelLehmann |
| Sheep | Schaf |
| ShepherdShepherd (French) | Hirt / SchaferBerger |
| Ship | Schiff |
| Shoemaker, Cobbler | Schuster / Schubert / Schumacher |
| Shore | Ufer |
| SingerSmall
Smith |
SangerKlein
Schmidt / Schmid / Schmitz |
| Sparrow | Sputz |
| Spear | Speer |
| SteelSteward
Steward of land |
StahlMeyer / Mayer / Vogt
Meier / Maier |
| StoneStrong man
Summer |
SteinHartmann
Sommer |
| Sweep | Fegen |
| Taylor | Schneider |
| Teacher | Lehrer |
| TempleTwin (Aramaic) | SchlafeThomas |
| Tower | Torre |
| TownTrader, Dealer, Small | StadtKramer |
| Treat | Behandeln |
| Valley | Tal |
| Victor | Sieger |
| Vine | Weinstock |
| VirginWagoner | JungfrauWagner |
| WaiterWarrior
Warrior (Scandinavian) |
KellnerHerrmann
Gunther |
| Weave | Weben |
| Weaver | Webber |
| Wheeler | Handler |
| WhiteWolf | WeissWolff |
| WoodWriter, Scribe | WaldScheiber |
| Young | Jung |