Names » Name Changes

Ancestry Blog - Formerly Known As…? How to Find Your Ancestors’ Name Changes

Are Your My Cousin? - You Suspect Your Ancestor Changed His Name – Now What?

Did Ellis Island Officials Really Change the Names of Immigrants?

From Smithsonian Magazine

Genealogical Musings: The "Our Name Was Changed at Ellis Island" Myth

Genealogy Pals - How Often Did Immigrants Change Their Names?

Genealogy.com - They Changed Our Name at Ellis Island

Article by Donna Przecha.

GenealogyBank - How to Find Name Change Records of Ancestors with Newspapers

GovDocs to the Rescue! Debunking an Immigration Myth

Heritage Discovered - 11 Smart Strategies For Searching For Ancestors Who Changed Their Name

ILW.com -American Names: Declaring Independence

Article by Marian L. Smith.

Immigration Daily - American Names: Declaring Independence

by Marian L. Smith

Legacy Family Tree Webinars - Name Changes and the Law

By Judy G. Russell

Legacy News - Was Great Grandpa's Name Changed at Ellis Island?

LegacyTree Genealogists - https://www.legacytree.com/blog/name-changes-in-genealogy-research

MyHeritage Blog - Ellis Island: Was your name changed?

New York State Archives - Records of Name Changes

No Names Were Changed at Ellis Island: Debunking a Persistent Myth (RootsTech)

by Jennifer Mendelsohn

No, Your Ancestors' Names Were Not Changed at Ellis Island, Part 1 - Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage Services

No, Your Ancestors' Names Were Not Changed at Ellis Island, Part 2 - Hollander-Waas Jewish Heritage Services

Sassy Jane Genealogy - Inspectors Did Not Change Names at Ellis Island