tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post9217340478756758450..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Searching for a SurnameJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-79254061472719072362014-11-27T10:33:33.621-07:002014-11-27T10:33:33.621-07:00Names like Tanner which are occupations undoubtedl...Names like Tanner which are occupations undoubtedly originated in many places independently of one another. Some may even have been the foreign language equivalent and were translated into English by immigrants to English-speaking countries. Patronymic-type names (Johnson, Wilson, etc) would also have arisen independently in multiple places.<br /><br />In my own case, I am doing single-surname work on my Pikholz and Kwoczka lines, because I assumed they came from a single source. The Jewish Kwoczkas are in fact all from one town, with no apparent connection to Polish Kwoczkas who lived somewhere else entirely.<br /><br />The Pikholz families come from two towns that are about three hours' drive apart today. DNA hints that they are from a single source at least two hundred years ago.<br /><br />So it really depends on the type of surname you are dealing with.IsraelPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748957039859625149noreply@blogger.com