Many of us like an orderly world in which everything has its place. When it comes to names we wish to have them in simple alphabetical order. Name spelling variability creates havoc in computerized listings and may result in the same individual showing up in unconnected listings.
Experience has shown the spellings used for names found in Lunenburg listings to exhibit a high degree of variablilty, ranging from only two for my family name YOUNG = JUNG, to over 70 for the original SCHLAGENWEID.
Why the high variability in Lunenburg names? Many of the first settlers were unable to read and write and thus had no idea if the civil or church scribes were spelling their names correctly in documents. This was compounded by the scribes, typically British, trying to write down names spoken by those who were mostly fluent in only German or French.
Fortunately, for many of the spellings for a given family, if you pronounce them as written, they will mostly sound the same or nearly so.
The purpose of this index is help Lunenburg genealogists take an observed unfamiliar name and convert it into something more familiar. This is done in two tables
The second table below gives all the known (to me) variant spellings for over 440 family names found in Lunenburg County. The first name presented tends to be the spelling WP Bell used in his extensive Notes on Lunenburg Families.
To add to the confusion, many names may be spelled with different first letters. Upon a closer look thes do not alter the pronunciation by much. Some examples of these spellings are given in the first table.
All this presents a dilemma: which spelling should one use when entering data, especially into computerized data base? The first rule is: record the name as found. However I tend to report the name as a single standardized spelling to aid consolidation. However I also record the found name in appended notes. This may aid in sorting out individuals. For example in the early records we find Conrad GRASS. The style of writing in the 1700's for SS looked more like FF and the name may also appear as Conrad GRAFF. It turns out that there were two Conrad GRASS/GRAFFs. So the spelling as found may help in sorting them out.
Undoubtedly, there are many variants not listed here. If you encounter some more, please forward to me for inclusion.
| AWALT = EWALT | |
| BECK = PEKE BIELER = PIELER BOLIVAR = POLIVAR | |
| BAMICHEN = RAMICHEN = ROMKEY | |
| CORKUM = GORKUM CREASER = GREESER = KRUESER CROSS = GRASS | |
| CHENEY = JAUNEE | |
| COLE = KOHL COLP = KOLP COOK = GUCK = KOCH CROFT = KRAFT CROUSE = KRAUS | |
| CERTIER = SARTY | |
| CELL = SELL = ZELL | |
| DEAL = THIEL = TEAL DEMONE = TIMONE DEUBERT = TIPPERT DEUTOFF = THIETHOF DIRPLE = TERPLE | |
| EISENHAUER = ISNOR = YSENDHAA | |
| EICHEL = OICKLE | |
| ERAMBOLT = WAMBOLDT | |
| FURKSCHE = TURKSCHE | |
| FELCHER = VOELKER FLECK = VLECK FOGLER = VOGLER FOGELEY = VOGLEY FOLMER = VOLLMAR | |
| GOETZ = KITZ | |
| HOSTERMAN = OSTERMAN | |
| HENRICI = RITCEY | |
| HILCHIE = UELSCHE HUBLEY = UBLY | |
| ISLER = USLER | |
| JOST = YOST JUNG = YOUNG | |
| MEILL = WEILER | |
| PALM = SALM | |
| SEABOYER = ZEYBERGER SEILER = ZELLER SWICKER = ZWICKER | |
| VYSSEL = WESSEL VUILQUET = WILKIE | |
| SCHMELTZER = SMELTZER SCHMIDT = SMITH | |
| SCHAFFNER = SHAFFNER |
| COMMON EARLY SPELLING | Other Variants |
| ACKER | Ackker, Acre, Aker, Aucher, Aucker, Hocker |
| AKINS | Aikings, Aitken?, Akin?, Akings, Atkins? |
| ALLEMAND | Allamand, Almond |
| ALLISON | Alison, Alizon, Alliscon, |
| AMEND | Amande, Amen |
| ANDREWS | Andreas, Andreios, Andres, Andries |
| ANSCHUTZ | Anshutz |
| ANSELME | Anselme, Enselm |
| ARENBERG | Areinberg, Aremberg, Aremburg, Arenbery, Arenburg, Arenburge, Arnburg, Aunberg |
| ATKINS | Aitken?, Akin? Akins? |
| BACH | Back |
| BACHLEY | Bechler, Bechlie, Bickler |
| BACHMAN | Baghman, Bagman, Bach, Backman, Bahman,bauchman, Bechman, Beckman, Bochman |
| BAILLY | Bally, Bailay, Bailey, Baille, Bailley, Baillie, Baily, Baillet, Ballice |
| BALTZER | Balser, Balsor, Palster |
| BANVARD | Banward |
| BARBEY | Barbe, Barbee', Barbi, |
| BARGELD | Baargeld, 'Baargelt, Baergeld, Bargelo, Bargelt, Bargell, Bargold, Baugil, Baugild, Borgal, Borgald, Borgel, Borgeld, Borgelt, Borgold |
| BARTLING | Bartley, Bertling |
| BAUEISEN | Baueissen, Bavesin |
| BAUER | Baver?, Bawer, Bower, Bowers |
| BAUHOFFER | Banhoffer, Boaffler |
| BECK | Peck, Peke |
| BECKER | Backer, Backker, Baker, Beckher, Beckker, Beckler, Beeker, Beker, Bekker, Beoker,buker |
| BEGIN | Begein, Beguin, Bejet, Besin, Bezin, |
| BELLER | Beelar, Beeler, Bell?, Bieler?, Peal?, Pealer, Peel?, Peeler, Pheler?, Pieler? |
| BELOUD | Belloub, Belloud |
| BERGHAUS | Barkhouse, Berkhaus, Berkhause, Berkhausen, Bugaus |
| BERRINGER | Beringer, Berminger |
| BESANSON | Basanson, Bazanson, Beisenzon, Besancon, Besangon, Besanzon, Bezancon, Bezanson, Bezanzon, Berzinzon, Bissana? Bissason, Bucsson |
| BICKRICH | Bickerith, Bigerich |
| BIGUENET | Begein, Bigenay, Biginet, Bigney, Bignuette, Bigonet, Bigenoit, Biguenot, Bigenet, Bigunet, Biquenet, Bizonet, Bizenay, Bizenet |
| BINDER | Bender, Binter |
| BIZETTE | Besette, Bezet, Bezett, Bezette, Bijet, Biset, Bisett, Bisette, Bissett, Bissette, Bitzel, Bizein, Bizel, Bizet, Bizett, Bizette |
| BLEISTEINER | Bleidshleyner, Bleidshteyner, Bleidsteyner, Bleighshtander, Bleijstiener, Bleystiner, Blystaner, Blysteiner, Blystiner, Blystner, Plydshteinyer |
| BOEHNER | Beckner?, Beeler?, Beener, Bener Beoner, Biner, Boener, Bohne?, Bohner, Painer, Payner |
| BOLBACK | Bolbach |
| BORN | Borne, Burn, Burns |
| BOUILLION | Bolon, Bolong, Bouillon, Broullon? |
| BOULEVILLE | Bouliville |
| BOURGOYNE | Boiurgoyne, Borgoine, Bourgogne, Burgoine, Burgoyme, Burgoyne |
| BOUTELIER | Beautillier, Bentiller, Boteiller, Botelier, Botteller, Bouitillien, Boutaillier, Bouteiller, Bouteillier, Boutele, Boutellier, Boutellieur, Bouteller, Bouteilier, Bouteille, Bouteiller, Bouteillir, Boutenger, Bouthillier,boutielier, Boutiellier, Boutiellieur, Boutiler, Boutilier, Boutillier, Boutlier, Bouttelier, Bouttilier, Boutellier, Buotiller, Butileir, Buttillier, Butlier, |
| BOWER | Bauer, Bawer, Bowers |
| BRAND | Brande, Brandt, Brant |
| BRAUN | Brown, Browne |
| BREYER | Brayer, Briar |
| BROWN | Braun?, Brewn, Browne |
| BRUCKBAUER | Brickbauer, Bruickbauer, Bruckbaur |
| BRUIN | Bruens, Bruins |
| BRUM | Brom, Broom, Broome, Bruhm, Bruhn, Brumm |
| BRUNER | Bruener, Brunner |
| BUBICKOFFER | Boerinhoffer, Boevichoffer, Boobickoffer, Boebechoffer, Bowbekoffer, Bubbikofer, Bubbikoffer, Bubeckheffer, Bubeckhoffer, Bubeckopfer, Bubekhoffer,bubichofer, Bubickhoffer,bubicoffer, Bubikauffer, Bubikhofer, Bubikoffer, Bublickhoffer, Bukeckhoffer, Bukighofer, Buppikoffer, Publicover, Puppinghowen |
| BUYER | Baver?, Bayers, Bever?, Beyer?, Byers? |
| CALAME | Calome |
| CARLIN | Carlein, Carling |
| CASHEN | Cashian, Casken |
| CELL | Zell? |
| CELLER | Zeller? |
| CERTIER? | Cartier, Certier, Certis?,Sartia, Sartie, Sarty, Sertie |
| CLAASEN | Claasen, Claesen, Claussen, Glassen, Glawson, Glosson, Klassen |
| CLAP | Clapp |
| CLARKE | Clark |
| CLATTENBERGER | Clattenbergh, Clattenberghen, Clattenbergher, Clattenburg, Clattenburger, Klattenberg, Klattenberger |
| CLAUSNER | Clouser, Clousner, Klausner |
| CLEESATTEL | Cleesaddle, Clerattle, Clesaddle, Clesdale, Clufatel, Kleesattall |
| COMINGO | Caminea, Rumpkies |
| CONRAD | Conradt, Conraed, Conrat, Conrod, Konradt |
| CONTOIS | Comptoy, Comptors, Comtois, Comtoy, Contois, Contoy, Conty, Countaway, Countway |
| CONTY | Conti |
| COSTIN | Cossen |
| COULON | Coolen, Cooley?, Coullon |
| COVEY | Covi |
| CRAFT | Crafft, Crafts, Croft, Krafft, Kraft, Kraufts |
| CRANNER | Crane, Craner, Kranner, Krauner |
| CREASER | Creser, Cruser, Greaser, Greeser, Greser, Grieser, Kreaser, Kreser, Kresor, Krieser, Krueser, Kruser |
| CROOK | Crooke, Crooks, Crucks |
| CURIER | Curie, Currie, Currier |
| CUTLER | Cottler |
| DAHN | Dan?, Danin, Dann, Tahn |
| DARE' | Dare, Darea, Daree, Dare'e, Dares, Dare's, Darey, Darez, Dari, Darie, Daries, Dary, Daurey, Daurie, Daurez, Dauray, Daury, Dorce,dore, Dore', Doree, Dore'e, Dore's, Dorey, Dorray, Dorry, Dory |
| DAUPHINEE | Dauphine, Dauphinet, Dophine, Dophiney, Dupney |
| DE PAVETTE | Dupavette |
| DE TOUR | Dusour |
| DEBREZE | Desbrisay? |
| DEBRUIN/BRUIN? | Bruin?, De Bruin, De Bruyn |
| DEGELIN | Dagley, Deglen, Deglin, Degler, Digelin, Tegelin |
| DELADERAY | Deledary |
| DEMET | Amet?, Demay?, De Met, De Mett, Demett, Dumet |
| DETTENDORFER | Detindorffer, Dottendorffer |
| DIEBERT | Deubert, Dibert, Diepert, Teubert, Teybert, Tiebert, Tybert |
| DIEDERICH | Deiderich, Dietrich, Ditrich, Dittrich |
| DIEL | Deal, Deale, Deihl, Deil, Dhiel, Dhill, Diehi, Diehl, Diel, Diell, Dill, Dille, Teal, Teale, Teel, Teele, Thiel |
| DIETHOFF | Deuthof, Diethoff, Ihetoff,tethoff, Tethoffer, Thethoff, Thettoff, Thittof |
| DINSMORE | Dansmore, Densmore |
| DOHNIG | Donig |
| DONZELL | Donsel, Donzel |
| DRECHSLER | Doexter, Drexeler, Drexseler, Drexler, Duxler |
| DRILLIOT | Drille, Drillio, Drillot, Trillian, Trillion, Trilliott |
| DUPERRIN | Deparvette |
| DURAND | Durland |
| DUVOISIN | Devison, Duvaison, Duvoisine |
| EGLEY | Eggley, Eggly, Eggli, Egly, Eigley, Eigly, Eckley |
| EICHELBERG | Echelberge |
| EICHER | Eichard, Eicheld, Eicherd, Eichert, Eicker |
| EISELE | Eisler, Isler |
| EISENHAUER | Eiseehauer, Eisener, Eisenham, Eisenhaur, Eisenhaurer, Eisenhaver, Eisenor, Eisinor, Eisnenhauer, Eisnenor, Eisner, Eisnor, Eissenhauer, Eysenhouser, Ischauver, Isenhauer, Isenhauffer, Isenhaur, Isenhauser, Iisenhauver, Senhauwer, Isenhoffer, Isenhor, Isner, Isnor, Issenhaur, Ysendha, Ysendhaa |
| EMONEAU | Emanaud, Emeaneau, Emeneau, Emenau, Emeneau, Emenaud, Emeno, Eminaud, Emineau, Emino, Eminot, Emmaud, Emmenaud, Emmeneau, Emmoineau, Emmoneau, Emmoneaud, Emmono, Emoineau, Emno, Emonaud, Emonau, Emonaut, Emouno, Emonno, Emounod, Emounot |
| ENGEL | Angel, Eagle?, Eagles, Engals, Engels, Engell, Engels, Engle, Ingles? Inglis? |
| ERAD | Eradt, Erhard, Erhardt |
| ERNST | Earnst, Enst, Ernest |
| EWALD | Awalt, Ehwald, Evalts, Ewalt |
| FAINOT | Fainet, Fainot, Feneau, Feuneau, Fenneau, Fennot?, |
| FALKENHAIN | Falckenhayn, Falckenhain, Falckenham, Falckenhayn, Falkenhahn, Falkenhain, Falkenham, Falkenhayn, Falkenheim, Falkenhime, Falkhime, Faulkenham, Folkenham |
| FAUSEL | Fausell, Fausil?, Fosell, Fosler |
| FEDER | Fader, Feader, Fe'der, Fehber, Fehder, Frederf, Phedre |
| FEHR | Feher? |
| FEINDEL | Feindel, Feindell, Feindl, Feindle, Fehber, Fiendel, Fiendell, Findal, Findel, Findell |
| FIENER | Feaner, Feener, Fehner, Feiner, Finer, Foener, Finner, Fyner, Turner? |
| FINCK | Fink |
| FLECK | Vleck |
| FOLCHER | Felcher, Filcher, Foseler?, Woucher |
| FOLMER | Vollmer |
| FOREL | Fortel |
| FORSCHNER | Forrokner, Forchinis, Forster, Foshner, Vorsner? |
| FOSELER | Fosseier, Fosseler, |
| FOSTER/FORSTER | Forster? |
| FRANK | Franck |
| FREDERICK | Frederichts, Fredericke, Fredericks, Fredrich, Friederich, Friedrich, Friedrick |
| FREUDENBERG | Feadenbergh?, Fridenburg, Friedenberg, Fritenburg, Frittenburg |
| FROELIG | Fraelic, Fraelick, Fraelig, Frail?, Fralic, Fralich, Fralick, Frealick, Freilig, Frelic, Frelig, Frelick, Frellick, Froelich, Froelock, Frohlich, Frohlig, Frolig, Froling |
| GEBHARD | Gibbard |
| GEILER | Geyler, Keyler |
| GELDERT | Guidort |
| GERHARD | Garret, Garrett, Gerardt, Gerhard, Gerrard, Garret |
| GERTZEN | Gertzens, Getson, Getzen |
| GETZEN | Gartz, Gates?, Gertse, Gertson, Gertz |
| GIMPER | Gemper |
| GLASSEN | Claasen? |
| GODHARD | Godard, Goddard, Godhart |
| GOETZ | Gaets, Gaetz, Gates Gatez, Gatz, Getz, Gottz, Gotz, Keetz, Kitz, Kottz, Kots, Kotz |
| GORKUM | Corckem, Corkum, Gorhum, Gorckum, Gorcum |
| GOURDON | Gourbon |
| GRAFF | Crass?, Graeff, Graff, Graft?, Grass?, Graves? |
| GRASS | Crass, Cross?, Glass, Graaff?, Graff?, Graeff, Graess, Grass, Grasse, Grauss, Gross, Krass? |
| GREEPS | Creps |
| GRETEAU | Grate, Grateau, Grato, Gratto Gretau, Gretaux, Greteau, Gretteau, Gzeteau |
| GRIESTERLAND | Guesterland |
| GRIFFIN | Griffie |
| GROSS | Cross?, Grass?, Grosse |
| GROSSRENAUD | Grono, Grorenaud, Groseneau, Grosrenous, Grossenaud, Grossrenaud, Grossrenauld, Groszeneau, Renaud? |
| GRUB | Grubb |
| GUCK | Cock, Cook?, Koch? |
| GUIGNE | Guigne' |
| HAAKE | Haack, Hooke |
| HAAS | Haass, Hawes |
| HAHN | Hall?, Hann, Haughan, Haughn, Haun, Henns, Huehn, Kahn |
| HALEY | Raly |
| HALTER | Hatter? |
| HAM | Hamm, Hams, Jam? |
| HAPPOLD | Apphold, Habopld, Hamboldt, Happoldt, Happolt, Harpold, Haubold, Hauboldt, Hawbold, Hawboldt, Hawbolt |
| HARDT | Hart |
| HARNISH | Harnesch, Harnich, Harnioch, Harnisch, Hernish, Hornish |
| HARTMAN | Hartmann |
| HATT | Hat, Hatter |
| HAUPTMAN | Haubdman, Haubtman, Hauphman, Haupman, Hauptmann, Hautman, Hoepman, Hopman, Hupman |
| HEBB | Hape, Heb, Heeb, Heep, Heeph, Hepp, Heps, Hip, Hubb |
| HECHT | Hight? |
| HECKMAN | Hickman |
| HEILMAN | Hielman |
| HEINER | Hiener, Inner |
| HEISER | Heyser |
| HEISLER | Haussler, Hausler, Heisel, Heisler, Heislor, Heysell, Heyseler, Heysler, Hiseler, Hisiler, Hisler |
| HEISON | Heisson, Henson?, Heysin, Heyson, Huson, Hyson, Steyson |
| HEIT | Heid, Height, Heite, Heyder?, Hight? |
| HENCKEL | Henekel |
| HERMAN | Harman, Harmon, Hermon, Hermot, Herrman, Kerman? |
| HERMSTAT | Armistead, Hermstadt, Hermsted, Hormstads |
| HEULL | Heule |
| HEYBERGER | Heuberger, Heybeiger, Heybergern |
| HILLEN | Millen/r? |
| HILTZ | Hildtz, Hills, Hilss, Hils Hilst, Hilz |
| HIMMELMAN | Heimelman, Hemelman, Hemmilman, Himelman, Himilman , Himmelmann, Himmelmen, Himmleman |
| HINCKEL | Heinkel, Hinkle Hinckell |
| HIRSCHMAN | Herschmen, Hirshman, Hurshman |
| HIRTLE | Hartle, Hartlen?, Hartly, Hartlin, Hartline?, Hartling? Hartly, Heartley, Heartly, Hertel, Hertell, Hertle, Hertli, Hertlin, Herling, Hertll, Hertly, Herttel, Hirtell, Hirtley, Hirtli, Hirtlie, Hirtling, Hirtloy, Hirtly, Hortel, Hurtle, |
| HOFFLER | Heffler, Heveler, Hossler, Hostler, Huller |
| HOFFMAN | Hofman, Huffman |
| HOGIN (HOAGG) | Rogin |
| HOLDRY | Holder? |
| HOLLAND | Challand (Halland) |
| HOREIN | Harein?, Horein, Horey, Horn?, Horne |
| HOWE | Hove |
| HUBLEY | Hablich, Hobley, Huble, Hubly, Hublich, Huppely, Ubley, Ubly |
| HUGHEY | Houy, Huy, Hye |
| HUNIER | Huner |
| HUNTER | Halter? |
| HUSKINS | Hudskin |
| HUY | Hewey |