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Archivesanyone know why many last names were changed from the original forms to some slightly different forms??
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Can anyone explain to me why there are such changes in last names?? My last name is Greffin, which i believe came from Griffin. I also notice that many people have last names that are one letter difference or missing one letter from the original. Hope you know what i mean. I also notice that this happens a lot in the US, not in England or other places.
Is this merely a misspelling? or is there any other reasons?? If it's a misspelling, how come it happened to so many people??
Thanks for your response.
Can anyone explain to me why there are such changes in last names?? My last name is Greffin, which i believe came from Griffin. I also notice that many people have last names that are one letter difference or missing one letter from the original. Hope you know what i mean. I also notice that this happens a lot in the US, not in England or other places.
Is this merely a misspelling? or is there any other reasons?? If it's a misspelling, how come it happened to so many people??
Thanks for your response.
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