Comments on: Am I Related to Everyone with My Last Name? http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name The official blog of Ancestry.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: uberVU - social comments http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45222 uberVU - social comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:25:32 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45222 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by Ancestrydotcom: Am I Related to Everyone with My Last Name? http://bit.ly/cyHhOz... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Mary Beth Marchant http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45145 Mary Beth Marchant Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:10:43 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45145 My mother's maiden name (Insall) is unusual in the US but more common in England where my gg grandfather came from. He settled in Louisiana, had a large family, and when he died his widow and children came to Texas. When I find the Insall surname in Texas, I can definitely trace the connection. A few with that same surname settled in the North but are probably related. Now, on the other hand, try researching common names such as Smith, Brown, Jones and Johnson(my maiden name). All are in my family lineage. My gr grandfather was a Smith who married a Brown and whose mother was a Jones. That is very frustrating. And if your surname is also a common given name, that is even worse. My husband's grandmother's maiden name was Paul. We all have our obstacles but with patience research, we can at least overcome some of them. My mother’s maiden name (Insall) is unusual in the US but more common in England where my gg grandfather came from. He settled in Louisiana, had a large family, and when he died his widow and children came to Texas. When I find the Insall surname in Texas, I can definitely trace the connection. A few with that same surname settled in the North but are probably related. Now, on the other hand, try researching common names such as Smith, Brown, Jones and Johnson(my maiden name). All are in my family lineage. My gr grandfather was a Smith who married a Brown and whose mother was a Jones. That is very frustrating. And if your surname is also a common given name, that is even worse. My husband’s grandmother’s maiden name was Paul. We all have our obstacles but with patience research, we can at least overcome some of them.

]]> By: Al Cary http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45123 Al Cary Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:41:17 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45123 The problem I've seen is that durimng the 1850 thru 1900 census' the last name of my g-g-parents was changed a total of three times. If people ask me if they are related to me with last name of Cary I tell them probably not. I then go on to explain how the last name went from (Kerle. Keri, Carey, to now Cary). I believe the census takers wer just as illiterate as the people whom they were interviewing. They spelled it like it sounded. Another big proble I encountered was people did not check for complete, name spelling, where born, what county/state, more info you have that jives makes it more believable. The problem I’ve seen is that durimng the 1850 thru 1900 census’ the last name of my g-g-parents was changed a total of three times. If people ask me if they are related to me with last name of Cary I tell them probably not. I then go on to explain how the last name went from (Kerle. Keri, Carey, to now Cary). I believe the census takers wer just as illiterate as the people whom they were interviewing. They spelled it like it sounded.

Another big proble I encountered was people did not check for complete, name spelling, where born, what county/state, more info you have that jives makes it more believable.

]]> By: I need some help with my Ancestor search? http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45111 I need some help with my Ancestor search? Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:02:49 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45111 [...] Am I Related to Everyone with My Last Name? [...] [...] Am I Related to Everyone with My Last Name? [...]

]]> By: Beverly Scroggs http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45069 Beverly Scroggs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:24:52 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45069 Jeanie Just loved your "believe she descends from magicians" comment, made me laugh and smile to myself, because I too an having distant grandparents that are in the censuses then the next census they are not and then the next, here they are again. What did they do that missing census, get lost? Anyway thanks for the laugh. Jeanie

Just loved your “believe she descends from magicians” comment, made me laugh and smile to myself, because I too an having distant grandparents that are in the censuses then the next census they are not and then the next, here they are again. What did they do that missing census, get lost? Anyway thanks for the laugh.

]]> By: Richard Omer http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45064 Richard Omer Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:43:17 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45064 One of my ancestors is from Germany with the surname Gift and indeed pretty much everyone with that surname in the USA traces back to that same ancestor. One of my co-workers is named Nettles and pretty much everyone with that surname traces back through South Carolina to a Captain John Nettles who settled in colonial Virginia. The common thread between these two surnames is that Gift mean "poison" in German and Nettles means "weeds" in English! My own surname is uncommon but other than one large family which settled in Kentucky, most Omer people emigrated from Germany and England or elsewhere with no known relationship. One of my ancestors is from Germany with the surname Gift and indeed pretty much everyone with that surname in the USA traces back to that same ancestor.

One of my co-workers is named Nettles and pretty much everyone with that surname traces back through South Carolina to a Captain John Nettles who settled in colonial Virginia.

The common thread between these two surnames is that Gift mean “poison” in German and Nettles means “weeds” in English!

My own surname is uncommon but other than one large family which settled in Kentucky, most Omer people emigrated from Germany and England or elsewhere with no known relationship.

]]> By: mary walker http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45055 mary walker Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:19:54 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45055 when i started building my tree i had my info in place up to my grt.grt.grandfather(isaac newton walker)b:1780 in n.carolina.i did not know the names of his siblings.it has been very frustrating because their are so many isaac,james and william walkers that it is "mind boggalin" if there is such a word.i can't seem to figure it out.....help! when i started building my tree i had my info in place up to my grt.grt.grandfather(isaac newton walker)b:1780 in n.carolina.i did not know the names of his siblings.it has been very frustrating because their are so many isaac,james and william walkers that it is “mind boggalin” if there is such a word.i can’t seem to figure it out…..help!

]]> By: David Smith http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45049 David Smith Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:38:36 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45049 Re: #6 Cheryl If you were looking at at the "Find Famous Relatives" feature, sorry probably not. It uses info from a database called One world Tree that is riddled with errors. It somehow managed to connect a bunch of unrelated people to few key ancestors of some lines containing a number of notable individuals of English descent. As an example, it connects a Swiss 10x great grandfather on my German born mother's family to an English woman living in Sussex. Dave Smith Re: #6

Cheryl

If you were looking at at the “Find Famous Relatives” feature, sorry probably not.

It uses info from a database called One world Tree that is riddled with errors. It somehow managed to connect a bunch of unrelated people to few key ancestors of some lines containing a number of notable individuals of English descent.

As an example, it connects a Swiss 10x great grandfather on my German born mother’s family to an English woman living in Sussex.

Dave Smith

]]> By: Susan McBroom http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45048 Susan McBroom Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:53:32 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45048 Your tweet captured my attention immediately but I really wanted the answer to, "if you have a not so common name does it mean you are related to everyone with that name". Still loved the blog even though it didn't answer my question. BTW......I have collected many cousins charts over the years but I have to say the link you gave was the most confusing I've seen. Your tweet captured my attention immediately but I really wanted the answer to, “if you have a not so common name does it mean you are related to everyone with that name”. Still loved the blog even though it didn’t answer my question.

BTW……I have collected many cousins charts over the years but I have to say the link you gave was the most confusing I’ve seen.

]]> By: Cheryl http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/03/16/am-i-related-to-everyone-with-my-last-name/#comment-45047 Cheryl Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:25:50 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=3278#comment-45047 Hi I was inspired by the new show to start looking! Well guess what i think i found!I think I am related to 5 U.S. president's! Including Abraham Lincolns is that cool or what!!! And one guy that translated the bible!!! Are you kidding me Can this be real? What a true American story!I am not a paying member yet but have did the best I can to research this .One of my Grandfathers was Thomas Taylor 1574-1618 that came on the ship True Love and his son John The Emigrant Taylor 1607-1652 If anyone can help me prove this please let me know if you can help Thanks so much!! Hi I was inspired by the new show to start looking! Well guess what i think i found!I think I am related to 5 U.S. president’s! Including Abraham Lincolns is that cool or what!!! And one guy that translated the bible!!! Are you kidding me Can this be real? What a true American story!I am not a paying member yet but have did the best I can to research this .One of my Grandfathers was Thomas Taylor 1574-1618 that came on the ship True Love and his son John The Emigrant Taylor 1607-1652 If anyone can help me prove this please let me know if you can help Thanks so much!!

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