Vol. 55 No. 4 (2007)
Research Article

On the Development of German Surnames in French Canada

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  • Marc Picard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.2007.55.4.379

Published 2007-12-01

Copyright (c) 2007 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

This study shows how the surnames of German immigrants to French Canada, most of whom were Hessian soldiers who stayed in Quebec after the American Revolutionary War, were altered over the course of time so as to become unique in the French-speaking world.

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