Surnames that have changes in spelling over time as illustrated below:
Abbey, Abbe, Abbie, Abby
Adams, Addams, Adamms, Adam, Addoms
Adcock, Addcock, Adcok
Addebury, Addabury, Atterbury, Attaberry, Atteberry
Adkinson, Atkinson, Atchison, Adkisson, Adkison, Adkerson, Acheson, Atkison, Ackison
Aldrich, Aldredge, Aldridge, Arledge
Alexander, Alessander, Alexzander, Alezander
Alfred, Alford, Alfrede, Allford, Alvord, Holford, Halford, Orford
Alld, Alled, All
Allen, Allan, Allin, Allyn, Alling
Allison, Alison, Allisen, Ellison
Allwein, Allwyen, Allwin
Alvis, Allvis, Alves
Alton, Allton, Aulton
Ament, Amend, Amentt
Andersen, Anderson, Anterson, Andersoon, Atterson
Andrews, Androwes, Andres, Andrious, Andrus, Andress, Androuse, Anders, Andrewes
Angell, Angel, Angle
Annis, Anes, Annes
Antes, Ante, Endy
Apple, Appelle, Appell, Appel, Apel, Eppley, Epple
Appleberry, Applebury, Appleburie
Applegate, Applegatt, Applegaide
Archer, Archar, Archers
Arnold, Arnald, Arrnold
Ash, Ashe, Ashh
Ashby, Asby, Ashbey
Atchison, Atcheson, Adkinson, Attkinson, Attkinson, Atkins, Adkins
Avery, Avary, Averey, Avere, Averet,Efferlie
Aylsworth, Ailsworth, Aylesworth
Ayrault, Airault, Ayrauld
Baca, Vaca, Bacae
Bacon, Bacan, Bakon, Bacone
Baker, Backer, Boecker, Becker
Bailey, Bailey, Bayley, Bayly
Ball, Balls, Balle
Ballard, Ballord, Bullock
Baltazar, Baltzer, Badazar, Balser, Balthasar, Baltazer, Balzar, Bitzell
Barberick, Barberk, Barberke
Barham, Barram, Barrom
Barker, Backer, Boecker, Barcor, Parker
Barlow, Barlowe, Barloe
Barnes, Barns, Barn
Barnhouse, Barnhaus, Barnhous
Barrett, Barratt, Barret, Barritt, Barrott, Berritt, Berrit
Barron, Barren, Barrow, Barran
Barry, Barre, Berry
Bartlett, Bartlette, Barlitt, Barlett, Bartlet, Barlit
Barton, Bartton, Bartone
Batdorf, Battdorf, Batturff, Bottorff, Botdorf
Bausman, Bauseman, Baushman
Beall, Beal, Beale, Beele, Beals, Beel, Bell,
Beard, Bard, Bord, Board
Beasley, Beasly, Beasley, Beazly, Beesley, Beesly
Beatty, Beaty, Beats, Bates, Betty, Beates
Beauchamp, Bowchamp, Beauham
Beaudet, Bodet, Beaudett
Beccard, Becard, Beacard
Beck, Beack, Beak
Becker, Bacchus, Bacher, Backer, Baekker, Beckes, Beker, Bekker, Bicker
Becraft, Bdcroft, Becraftt
Beetham, Beetem, Beatham
Belew, Belieu, Belue
Belk, Bealk, Belks
Bell, Belle, Bells
Benham, Benhamn, Bennha
Bennett, Bennette, Bennet, Benat, Bennit
Benson, Bensen, Beanson
Benton, Benten, Bentin
Bergh, Berge, Bertsch
Berkley, Berkeley, Berkely
Berlett, Berrlett, Berllett, Berlet
Berlin, Berlen, Berlan
Berry, Barry, Beery, Berrey
Betts, Bettes, Bettis, Betz, Betzer, Bittes, Bittis, Bitzer, Boyts, Battes, Battis
Biays, Byas, Byus
Bickerstaff, Biggerstoff, Bigerstoff
Bickford, Beckford, Bigford
Bickhart, Bickhard, Bickheart
Bigelow, Bigalow, Bigalowe, Biglow, Biglo
Biggerstaff, Bickerstoff, Biggerstat
Biggs, Baggs, Beggs, Bigg, Bigs, Biks
Billings, Billing, Billin
Bird, Byrd, Byrdd
Birdson, Birdsong, Byrd, Birde
Birdsong, Foglesong, Byrdsong
Bisbee, Bisbe, Bisby
Bishop, Bishope, Bishof, Bishoff
Blackburn, Blackbourne, Blackborne, Blackbourn
Blackey, Blackley, Blackly, Blacky
Blackwell, Blackwall, Blackwill
Blake, Bleak, Black, Blaek
Blanchard, Blanchart, Blancher
Blanks, Blank, Blanck
Bliss, Blisse, Blis
Blodgett, Blodget, Blodett, Blogett, Blogget, Bloget
Boardman, Bordman, Bourdman
Bodie, Boddey, Boadey
Boisseau, Boiseau, Boso, Bosoe, Bosowe
Bollinger, Bullinger Ballinger
Bolton, Boltin, Boltin
Bomberger, Bomburger, Bumberger
Bond, Bonde, Bonds
Bostwick, Bostick, Bostic, Bastict
Borum, Boram, Borom
Bott, Botte, Botts, Bottes
Bottom, Bottome, Botom
Boushell, Boushel, Bushel
Bowers, Bauer, Bauers, Baurs, Bower, Baures
Bowie, Bowey, Bouey, buey
Bowsher, Boorse, Boucher
Boyce, Boice, Boies, Boys
Boyd, Boyde, Boyds, Boydes
Boykin, Boikind, Boykins
Brackett, Bracket, Brockett
Bradford, Bradfort, Bradfortt
Bradley, Bradly, Bradlee
Bradstreet, Broadstreet, Bradstreat
Brandt, Brant, Brand
Branham, Bramham, Branhamm
Brandon, Branan, Brannan, Brannon
Branscomb, Brancomb, Branscom
Branson, Bronson, Brunson, Brownson
Braselton, Brasilton, Braseltin
Brashear, Brashears, Brashares
Brawford, Braford, Brafford, Brawfford
Breckenridge, Breckinridge, Brackenridge, Brackenage
Brelford, Brellsford, Brelsfoard
Bretz, Bretzius, Britts, Pretz, Rritts
Brewer, Brower, Brua, Bruer, Bruere, Bruir
Breidinger, Briedinger, Breidingner
Brickley
Bridenstine, Bridinstein, Broadstone, Berdenstein, Breitenstine, Breidenstine
Bridges, Briges, Brigges
Bridgman, Bridgeman, Bridgmann
Briggs, Brigg, Brigs
Brisbane, Brisban, Briben, Brisbin
Britt, Brit, Brite
Brock, Broack, Brocke
Brodie, Broddy, Broady
Bronson, Brownson, Brunson
Brooks, Brookes, Books
Brou, Brough, Brow
Brown, Browne, Broun, Broune, Broane
Brownell, Brownelle, Brownwell, Brownewell, Brounwell, Braunwell
Bryan, Brian, Briens, Bryon
Bryant, Briant, Bryantt
Bryson, Brizen, Brison
Buchanan, Buchannan, Buchanon, Buchanin
Buckingham, Buckinham, Buckingam
Buckbee, Buckbea, Bucbee, Busbee
Bullard, Bullerd, Bulard
Burford, Burfoot, Burfort
Burgess, Burges, Burge, Borges, Borgus
Burnap, Burknap, Burnapp
Burner, Burnner, Burhner
Burnett, Burnet, Burrnet
Burrill, Burrall, Burrell
Burrows, Burroughs, Borroughs, Burrus, Burris, Burriss, Burr
Burt, Burtt, Burte
Busby, Busbie, Busbee
Bush, Busch, Buschs, Bushs, Bushe
Buss, Bus, Busse, Buzz
Butler, Buttler Butter
Butts, Butt, Butz
Buzan, Busan, Boozan
Byers, Byars, Bires
Cady, Caty, Caddy
Calhoun, Calhoon, Colhoun
Callaway, Calliway, Calloway
Calvert, Colbert, Colbertt
Callahan, Callaghan, Callaham
Cambron, Camrone, Cambrom
Camp, Kemp, Campe
Campbell, Campbelle, Cambell, Camble, Cambull, Cammel, Cample, Cemmel
Cantey, Canty, Cany
Capen, Capin, Capon
Cardwell, Cardell, Cordwell
Carlisle, Carlyle, Carlile
Carmack, Carmmack, Carmmacke
Carpenter, Carpender, Karbender, Zimmerman
Carr, Car, Karr, Kerr, Ker
Carver, Carverr, Carvere, Carvar
Carter, Cartier, Cartiere, Carver, Carber
Cartwright, Cartwrighte, Cutright,
Cary, Carey, Carye
Casebolt, Casbolt, Casbloke
Cashman, Kerheman, Cassman
Casler, Keslaer, Kesler, Kessler
Cass, Casse, Kass, Kaas, Kehs
Cassell, Cassel, Cassells, Cassels, Castle
Cates, Cate, Kates
Caudil, Caudill, Cawdil, Cordel, Cordell
Cecil, Cecyl, Cisel, Cysil, Cissel, Cezil, Sissell, Sissile
Chain, Chane, Chaine
Chandler, Chandlar, Shandler
Chapman, Chapmen, Chapmans
Chapin, Chapen, Chapan
Chard, Charde, Chards
Chartier, Charter, Chartiere
Cheatham, Cheatam, Cheahtam
Cheever, Chever, Cheaver
Clifton, Cliftton, Cliffton
Childes, Childs, Chiles
Chilton, Chilson, Chillson
Chouinard, Choinard, Chonard
Christian, Christiane, Christin, Christmas
Cissel, Cecil, Cissell
Clark, Clarke, Clarks, Clarkes, Declark, Clack
Cleaver, Clever, Kleber, Klippartt
Cleek, Cleak, Cleck
Clemens, Clemons, Clemence, Clemmens, Clemmons, Clement, Clemans, Clements
Clifton, Cliftton, Cliffton
Clutter, Clatter, Clauter
Coble, Cobble, Copple, Cople, Covely, Kobble, Koble
Cochran, Cochrane, Cochrun, Cothern, Cothran, Cockrane
Cockburn, Cocburn, Cogburn, Coggburn
Cockerill, Cockerell, Cockrill, Cockrell, Cochrill
Coffey, Coffee, Coffeye
Colbeth, Colbath, Colbreath
Colby, Colbey, Collbie
Cole, Coles, Coal, Cool
Colliflower, Colliflouer, Coliflower
Collins, Collens, Collings, Collons, Colons
Colonia, Collona, Colonna, Colone
Colson, Coulson, Coalson
Comer, Commer, Comner
Comly, Comley, Commly
Compton, Combton, Crumpton
Comstock, Comstocks, Comstocke
Connelly, Connolly, Connoly, Conley, Conly
Conrey, Conery, Connery, Conroy, Conry, Conway
Cook, Cooke, Cock
Cooksey, Cooksie, Cucksey, Cuksey, Cuksy
Cookus, Cookis, Cookes
Cooper, Copper, Couper
Combs, Combes, Coombs, Coombes, Coomes
Cooperrider, Cooperider, Cooperyder, Cooprider
Copeland, Coupland, Copland, Coplin, Cowland, Cowbland, Cowpland
Copley, Cobley, Coppley
Cornett, Corinett, Cornet
Cornwall, Cornwell, Conwell, Cornell, Cornelle
Coryell, Coreyell, Coryelle, Coriell, Correylle
Cosart, Cossart, Cassatt, Coosard, Corsat, Cosad, Cousart, Cowsert, Cozart
Coston, Costen, Costin
Cottrell, Cotteral, Cotteral, Cotterel, Cottrill
Coulter, Colter, Coultier, Coalter, Coltier
Coureaux, Coureau, Courray, Curaux
Covell, Coville, Covel, Covile, Covall
Covenhoven, Conover, Cownover, Crownover, Kouwenhoven
Covert, Coovert, Covart, Colbert
Covell, Coville, Covel, Covile, Covall
Covenhoven, Conover, Cownover, Crownover, Klouwenhoven
Cox, Cock, Cocke, Coke, Coxe
Crabtree, Crabtee, Crabtrey
Craig, Crage, Craige, Craigue
Cramer, Craymer, Kramer, Krahmer, Kremer, Krammer, Kreamer
Crandall, Crandal, Crandell
Crawford, Crauford, Craford, Crafford, Crawfoard
Creech, Chreech, Creesh
Crews, Cruz, Cruse, Cruise, Crew, Creus, Croose, Crewse, Crues, Crewes
Croft, Craft, Crauft
Crook, Crooke Crooks
Crosby, Crosbey, Crossby
Cross, Crose, Crosse, Cros
Crouch, Crouche, Couch
Crouse, Crause Crows, Kraus, Krause, Krauss, Krouse, Krows
Crozier, Crosier, Crozer
Culbertson, Cuthbertson, Culberson
Cummings, Cummins, Commings, Cumons
Currier, Corrier, Courrier
Curry, Currey, Currie
Curtis, Curtes, Curtice, Curtiss, Curttis
Cushing, Cashing, Cushin
Cushman, Cusham, Cushmen
Danforth, Danford, Danfort
Darling, Darlin, Darlon
Dauchy, Dauchie, Douchy
Daughaday, Daughday, Daughoday
Daumas, Daumes, Daumis
Davidson, Davies, Daviess, Davison, Davisson
Davis, Davies, David
Dawson, Dawsone, Dawsen
Day, Daye, Days
Dean, Deane, Deans, Deen
Debord, Deboard, Bord
DeCastellan, DeCastelan, DeCastellin
Deake, Dake, Deke, Doke
Deck, Dech, Dechet
Decker, Deckker, Dicker
Dees, Deas, Deys
DeFlotte, DeFlote, DeFlott
DeGarmo, Degarmo, DeGarma
DeGraw, DeGrau, DeGrauw
Delamater, Del La Mater, Delamatter
DeLand, Deland, Delande, Delonde, DesLands, Deslondes, Desland, Deslande, Delandes, Deslond, Deslonde, Deslondes
Delong, Delonge, DeLong
Demarest, Demorest, Demaree, Demaris, Demary, Demoree, De Marest
Deming, Demming, Demin
DeMoss, Demoss, Demos
Dengler, Dingler, Denger
Dennis, Denise, Denyse, Denniss, Dennes
Dennison, Denison, Denneson, Denniston, Dennisen
Denny, Denney, Dennie
Dent, Dentt, Dents
Depew, Depue, Depoy, Depuy, Dupuis, Puy
Detter, Deeter, Dettere, Deiter, Teeter, Dieter, Dedder
Dettweiller, Detwiler, Detweiller, Detweiler, Dettwyler, Detwyler,
Dickens, Dicken, Dickins, Dichkens
Dickinson, Dickenson, Dickerson, Dickason
Dietrich, Deadrick, Dederick, Dedrick, Deiterich, Deverax, Devericks, Devirix
Diggs, Degges, Deggs, Digge, Digges
Dill, Dills, Dille
Dillinger, Dellinger, Dellenger
Dillon, Dillan, Dillen, Dillin
Dilts, Dilt, Diltz
Dimond, Diament, Diamond, Dymond
Dinwiddie, Dinwittie, Dimwittie
Ditto, Dito, Ditoe
Dixon, Dickson, Dixson
Dobbs, Dobbes, Dabbs
Dockstader, Dokstader, Dockstater, Dackstader
Dodd, Dodde, Dotte
Dodderidge, Doddridge, Dodridge
Dodds, Dods, Dotts, Dobbs
Dodge, Dodgge, Dadge
Dodson, Doddson, Dowdson
Doer, Doar, Durr
Dofler, Dophler, Doffler
Doggett, Dogget, Dogett
Dolbier, Dolbeare, Dolbeer
Dolliver, Dollever, Doliver
Dolph, Dolphe, Dolf
Dolson, Dollson, Doleson
Donaghho, Donahoo, Donaho
Donaghy, Donnagy, donaggy
Donalddon, Donalson, Donelson, Donnelson, Donellson
Donat, Donnat, Donatt, Dunnet, Dunett
Dondel, Donndel, Dondell
Doniphan, Donaphan, Donafan
Donnally, Donally, Donnelly, Donelly, Donely
Donnell, Donnel, Donell, Donnall
Donoho, Donahew, Donihue, Donahugh, Dunahugh, Donaghho, Donahoo
Donovan, Donavaughn, Donovaughn
Dooley, Dooly, Doolie, Duley
Doolittle, Dolittle, Dulittle
Doom, Domb, Domm
Doran, Doren, Dorin, Dorian
Dorchester, Dorcester, Dorcheaster
Doremus, Doremas, Dorremus
Dorgan, Dorggan, Dorrgan
Dority, Dorrity, Doritty, Doraty
Dorland, Dorlan, Dorlant
Dorlon, Dorlone, Doorlon
Dorman, Dormon, Dormand
Dornblasser, Dornblaser, Dorblasser
Dorr, Door, Dare
Dorsey, Dorrey, Dossey
Doty, Doten, Dotey, Doughton, Doughty, Douty
Dow, Dawe, Dowe
Dowel, Dowell, Dowell, Dewell
Drew, Dreu, Drea
Dry, Darr, Doerr
Du Bois, Dubois, Duboys
Dumont, Dumond, Mond
Dunaway, Dunawy, Dunoway
Dunbar, Dunbarr, Dunbare
Duncan, Dunkan, Dunkin
Dunn, Dunne, Dun
Dunning, Duning, Dunnin
Dunnington, Dunninton, Dunningtin
Durham, Durhamn, Durwin
Duryea, Duree, Durie, Duryee
Duval, Davol, Devall, Devoll, Divol, Divoll, Duell, Duvall, Vall
Dye, Dey, Deye
Eager, Eagger, Egger
Earhart, Earheart, Everhart, Ehrehart, Everharth
Easton, Eastin, Eastan
Ebrsol, Ebrsoll, Ebersol
Eckles, Eckle, Eckel, Eckels, Eskle, Echols, Erckle
Edwards, Edward, Edwarde
Edelen, Eddelyn, Edelyne
Edelman, Eddlemen, Edleman Edelmen
Edgerton, Edgarton, Egerton
Edmondson, Edmiston, Edmonson, Edmonston, Edmundson
Edson, Edsen, Eddson
Eggleston, Eggelson, Egleston, Eccleston, Eagleton
Elam, Ellam, Elamn
Elder, Eldar, Ellder, Eldder
Elliott, Eliot, Ellet, Elliot
Ellis, Elis, Ellice, Allis, Alise
Elsey, Elzey, Elsea, Elzea, Alza
Ely, Ealey, Ealy, Eley, Ela
Emehiser, Emenheiser, Immenheiser
Emerick, Emerich, Emery, Emrey, Emrick
Emerson, Emmerson, Emersen
Emmons, Emmans, Emmins, Emmonds
English, Inglish, Inglishe
Ensor, Ensoer, Enser
Ensminger, Ensmenger, Entsminger, Ansminger
Espy, Esppey, Espey
Estes, Eastes, Easts
Etchberger, Etschberger, Etchbarger
Eubank, Eubanks, Eubankes
Eudy, Oudy, Udy, Uty, Dauty, Douty, Yuder
Evans, Euans, Evance, Evens, Eves, Evins
Ewing, Ewinge, Ewin, Euan
Eyler, Eiler, Eilert, Eylar, Iler, Oiler, Oilwe, Oyler
Ezekiel, Ezekeil, Ezekiell
Ezell, Ezel, Ezelle, Esell, Essell, Essell, Issel, Isell, Izell, Izzel, Izel, Uzell, Uzelle, Uzell
Fabre, Fabrea, Fabri
Failing, Fahling, Feeling, Fehling
Fairbanks, Fairbankes, Fairbank
Fairchild, Fairchilds, Farechild
Fairfield, Fairfeild, Fairfeld
Faith, Fath, Faite
Farnham, Farnhamn, Farham, Farnum, Varnum
Farrington, Faringdon, Farington
Farthing, Fairthing, Farding
Fasnacht, Fasnaght, Fasnight
Faucette, Faucett, Fausset, Faussett
Faulkner, Falkner, Falconer, Faulconer, Folkner, Fulkner
Faust, Foust, Fast
Fegley, Fegely, Feigley, Voegeli
Feldon, Felton, Felden, Felten, Feltin, Feldin, Velden, Velde, Felt
Felker, Folker, Xoelker, Volcker, Volker
Felty, Feltie, Feltty
Fenstermaker, Fenstermacker, Fenstermacher
Ferebee, Farrabee, Furbee
Ferris, Ferres, Ferriss, Farris
Fesler, Fessler, Feasler
Fetty, Fettie, Featty, Fety
Field, Field, Fields,
Fife, Fyfe, Fyffe
Finley, Finlay, Findlay, Findley, Findly
Fisk, Fiske, Fisck, Fish
Fitch, Asel, Ashbel
Fitting, Fittin, Fittings, Fitten
Fitts, Fitz, Fits
Flagg, Flag, Flage
Fleming, Flemming, Phleming, Fleeming
Flesher, Fleisher Fleasher
Fletcher, Fletchner, Fleatcher, Flexter
Flood, Floods, Floyd, Floud, Flud
Flynn, Flynne, Flinn
Fogle, Foggle, Fogel, Vogle,
Forbes, Forbbes, Forbes, Forbis, Forbish, Forbush, Forbush
Force, Forse, Vorce, LaForce
Ford, Foard, Forde
Foret, Forest, Forrest
Fossett, Foset, Fosset
Foster, Fauster Forester, Forster
Fournier, Fourner, Fourier
Fowler, Fauler, Fouler
Frantz, Frants, Frantes, France, Franz. Franks
Frary, Farry, Fairly
Frazier, Fraser, Frayser, Frazer, Frazor
Frazee, Frasee, Fraze
Freeman, Freemon, Freehman, Frehman, Freman, Fremond, Freyman, Fryman
Freeland, Freelin, Freelan
Freeman, Freemon, Frehman, Freman Fremond, Freyman, Fryman
Freese, Freeze, Freaz, Freaze, Fries, Frazee
French, Frenchs, Frenche
Frenger, Fregner, Freneger
Fryer, Frayer, Frier
Fuchs, Fux, Fuxze, Fuks, Fuxe, Fuches, Fox
Fudge, Fotch, Fotsch
Fulcher, Fuchar, Fulkler
Fuller, Foller, Fauller
Funk, Faunk, Funck
Funkhouser, Funkhoser, Flunkhouser
Fuqua, Fuquay, Fuquey
Furr, Fur, Fir, Furror, Furrer, Forrer, Forrie, Fory, Furry