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What is the back story behind them having swedish surnames?

• ludlu 9y ago
  Alot of swedes emigrated to the US around 1800-1900s and spread all over the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_Unit...
  • acqq 9y ago
    Thanks. Tangentially, search for "The Alot is Better Than You at Everything"
    • newsat13 9y ago
      Oh, this was awesome. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better... for the others.
      • infogulch 9y ago
        Oh that makes "Alot of swedes" a terrifying concept.
  • larsberg 9y ago
    That's exactly the case for my family! However, we lost our umlaut at Ellis Island.