What country or area does your last name originate from? Add Answer

http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx

This website will help, if you're clueless.
Type your last name, then under "Select a Fact" pick "Place of Origin."

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Germany

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The site wasn't able to help me, but I know my background from my grandparents.

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Croatia

Beautiful city on the picture is Dubrovnik, google it :)

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220 grupies have voted on one or more of the 84 answers. This topic was started by ChrisGyllenhaal ChrisGyllenhaal: 7,063 points on July 24th, 2006. Tags: family, origin, places

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specialk specialk: 4,633 points   3 years ago

good questions

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rph2go rph2go: 40,397 points   3 years ago

Guys, Deutschland and Germany are the same country.

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ChrisGyllenhaal ChrisGyllenhaal: 7,063 points   3 years ago

Yeah... definetly the same.

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Avatar Avatar: 10,732 points   3 years ago

Where's the "Your Mom" answer?

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MarvelKnight MarvelKnight: 35,705 points   3 years ago

hmm... maybe they speak German and don't know we say germany? Just a thought; however I woudl rather doubt it.

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jack jack: 726 points   3 years ago

probably the one who wrote "Germany" doesn't know it's called Deutshland :)

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