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
| English
Angle / Winkel Baker |
German
Winkler, Engel Becker |
| Bank | Ufer |
| Barber | Frisor |
| Beach
Big Bird Black |
Strand
Grob Vogel Schwarz |
| Blacksmith
Bohemia Brickmaker Bush |
Schmied
Bohm Ziegler Busch |
| Butcher | Fleischer |
| Carpenter
Carter |
Zimmermann
Schroder |
| Castle
Cellar |
Schloss
Keller |
| Champion | Meister |
| Cliff | Klippe |
| Cook | Koch |
| Cooper
Councilman Count / Earl Coward, Rabbit hunter |
Bottcher
Kuhn Graf Haas |
| Creek | Bach |
| Cross
Curly haired Debt Broker |
Kreuz
Krause Schulte |
| Deer
Defense army |
Hirsch
Werner |
| Drum | Trommel |
| Duck | Ente |
| Eagle
Eagle’s Strength |
Adler
Arnold |
| Emperor | Kaiser |
| End | Schluss |
| Fair | Schon |
| Farmer | Bauer / Baumann |
| Field
Fire, Burn |
Feld
Brandt |
| Fisher | Fischer |
| Flax | Flachs |
| Flower | Blume |
| Fortune | Gluck |
| Fox
Franconia |
Fuchs
Frank |
| Friend | Freund |
| Gale | Sturm |
| Goat
God has listened |
Ziege
Simon |
| Gold | Gold |
| Green | Grun |
| Guard | Wache |
| Hail | Hageln |
| Hawk | Habicht |
| Herd | Herde |
| Hoe | Hacke |
| Hook | Haken |
| Horn | Horn |
| Hunter | Jager |
| Iron | Eisen |
| Judge | Richter |
| Junior
King |
Junger
Konig |
| Knight | Ritter |
| Lamb
Landed farmer Landowner Laurentius (Latin) |
Lam
Hofmann Huber Lorenz |
| Law | Recht |
| Leather | Leder |
| Lion | Lowe |
| Little
Long |
Klein
Lange / Lang |
| Lord | Herr |
| Love | Liebe |
| Major | Grosser |
| Mason
War like (Latin) |
Maurer
Martin |
| Mayor
Miller Miner |
Burgermeister / Schulz
Muller / Moller Bergmann |
| Minister | Pfarrer |
| Moon | Mond |
| Mountain
Mug New man |
Berg
Seidel 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 |
| Poet
Polish |
Dichter
Pohl |
| Pond | Teich |
| Pope
Potter |
Papst
Kruger |
| Printer
Property / Inheritance |
Drucker
Otto |
| Queen | Konigin |
| Rain | Regen |
| Ransom | Losegeld |
| Reed | Rohr |
| Regal | Koniglich |
| Rice | Reis |
| Rich | Reich |
| Ridge | Kette |
| Road | Strasse |
| Robber
Rock Rock (Greek) |
Rauber
Stein Peters |
| Roman
Rooster Rot / Red Ruler of people |
Romisch
Hahn Roth Dietrich |
| Sailor | Matrose |
| Saint | Heilige |
| Sculptor | Bildhauer |
| Seal
Serf |
Siegel
Lehmann |
| Sheep | Schaf |
| Shepherd
Shepherd (French) |
Hirt / Schafer
Berger |
| Ship | Schiff |
| Shoemaker, Cobbler | Schuster / Schubert / Schumacher |
| Shore | Ufer |
| Singer
Small Smith |
Sanger
Klein Schmidt / Schmid / Schmitz |
| Sparrow | Sputz |
| Spear | Speer |
| Steel
Steward Steward of land |
Stahl
Meyer / Mayer / Vogt Meier / Maier |
| Stone
Strong man Summer |
Stein
Hartmann Sommer |
| Sweep | Fegen |
| Taylor | Schneider |
| Teacher | Lehrer |
| Temple
Twin (Aramaic) |
Schlafe
Thomas |
| Tower | Torre |
| Town
Trader, Dealer, Small |
Stadt
Kramer |
| Treat | Behandeln |
| Valley | Tal |
| Victor | Sieger |
| Vine | Weinstock |
| Virgin
Wagoner |
Jungfrau
Wagner |
| Waiter
Warrior Warrior (Scandinavian) |
Kellner
Herrmann Gunther |
| Weave | Weben |
| Weaver | Webber |
| Wheeler | Handler |
| White
Wolf |
Weiss
Wolff |
| Wood
Writer, Scribe |
Wald
Scheiber |
| Young | Jung |