Names » Name Changes

The Ellis Island Myth - Genealogy and Family History - D. Joshua Taylor

A concise explanation of the "my name was changed at Ellis Island" myth.

The Legal Genealogist - What’s in a name?

The Myth of Ellis Island and Other Tales of Origin

By Dara Horn, on the Jewish tradition of changing names and inventing roots.

The National Archives (U.K.) - Changes of name

They Changed Our Name at Ellis Island

ThoughtCo. - Why Did My Ancestor Change His Name?

USCIS - Immigrant Name Changes

Why Your Family Name Was Not Changed at Ellis Island (and One That Was)

By Philip Sutton, Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, New York Public Library.

Your family name did not come from a mistake at Ellis Island

Brief podcast explaining why names were not changed at Ellis Island despite the popular and enduring myth.