Comment by iwishiknewlisp
Comment by iwishiknewlisp 2 days ago
If you are from the United States its interesting to trace back your ancestry and last name to a specific person/persons from another country.
There are tons of websites for different last names in the United States, showing history of the name. Many times the last name be traced back to a singular person, which I find especially cool since you have sprawling families all connected by one guy who made the journey over. Obviously last names like Smith won't be like this, but if you have a unique last name it can actually be quite common that one person coming to the new world connects you and everybody else in the Americas together. I find that super cool to think about and I am glad people are doing the effort to research and find this info out.
In addition, for people who were adopted and didn't know their birth parents, it can be interesting to connect with your biological family through ancestry work.