24/04/2020 · The old Prussians used an “eit” at the end of family names, which meant “son of”, but their language became almost extinct by the 1600’s. It is very likely that new immigrants adopted their “eit” name endings when they settled in their new homes.

Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Archivstr. 12/14, D-14195 Berlin. Prussian military records. German Military Grave Database. Search over 2 million names here from WW1 and WW2. (In German) Mecklenburg Franco-Prussian (1870-71) War Dead Surname Index Links to Surname and Home Town versions of the index.

Step 1: Find a Prussian Town of Origin Using US Records. In many cases, the first reference to Prussian ancestry that you see will be from an American record. You might even be happy to see that detail rather than the even more generic “Germany”—until you look at the map and realize how big Prussia had become in the 19th century.

12/12/2014 · I checked Sile's link and surnames by haplo. I1 - Miller, Fett, unknown, Baltrusch, Gatzke. N - Wannagat, Lukoševičius, Baltrusch, Darge, Bannuscher, couple unknowns R1a - a lot of surnames, and looks valid for most. Franz Pallaschke b.1883 is the best example on how I expect Germanized Old Prussian. Pallaschke is Pelašķis, plant used in herbal teas.

PVF was established to research and preserve the culture, genealogy and history of the Pomeranian people who came to the territory of Wisconsin and founded Freistadt in 1839.

The purpose of this project is to determine the extent of the Old Baltic Tribes, Old Prussian, Yatavigian (Sudovian) Diaspora after the invasion of the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. During the 13th century, indigenous Baltic tribes were systematically and brutally attacked and eventually conquered by marauding Teutonic knights under the ...

16/08/2021 · Russian surnames are generally used in a formal setting and calling someone only by their last name only is considered very rude. Russians started using surnames very late, around the 12th century. During the 17th and 18th centuries, people took their surnames from their occupation, place of dwelling, etc.

06/01/2022 · People with the surname Palaiologos can be found in Greece, and members claim a direct connection to the Palaiologos of lore. 93. Pfeffel. The Pfeffel family is an old line of noble people officially inducted into nobility by the King of Bavaria in the 19th century.

Look: since 1602 Prussian-Kurland family, 1602 knightly imperial nobility, 1603 Bohemian nobility, 1663 Brandenburg nobility confirmation with improvement of the coat of arms, 1682 enrollment in the Courland knighthood, 1740 Prussian indigenous people, 1817 enrollment in the aristocratic class in the Kingdom of Bavaria, 1862 Russian recognition of the right to hold the title of baron

One of those popular german surnames, it is derived from the Old Norse word Hakon meaning “family”. 70. Halderman. Halder means “slope” in High German. Off to the lofts! 71. Hauth. Of Anglo-Saxon origin, one of the imperial German family names- it …