My Name is Frederick Micheal Phoenix, i want to find the Origins of my last name , where did come?
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"The phoenix bird symbolizes immortality, resurrection and life after death. In ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology, it is associated with the sun god."
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Malcolm Little was his real name.  the X was put there to replace his "slave name": the surname given to his ancestors by their oppressive masters.
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You might try contacting the people in this organization at this e-mail address:\nbahai-library.com/forum\n\nThey might be able to trace your family name, or find someone who can.  Good luck.
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it comes from the name Rebecca....
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http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html\n\nI think this is what you mean!\nHope so!
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Try Ancestry.com   Not sure if it will give you the info you need but i know there is info there on my computer but I also have the family tree maker installed.
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We have been working on our "Roots" for years.  My great grandfather came from Alabama and his sisters and brothers scattered throughout the US.  We found out the slavemaster's name for our ancestor's but haven't been successful in tracking his ancester's yet.  We were told that The Mormon's kept records from slavery days so now we're concentrating on finding records at The Mormon's Church.  \n\nKeep in mind, that hte slaves were not educated and they did not spell last names the same.  They would spell and write the way it sound.  That only means that some of the ancester's surnames may have had an "A" when others may have had an "O".  Could all be sisters and brothers.\n\nSometimes the slavemasters chose to change the last names of some and some may have had the slavemaster's last name.  It's all so complicated.  \n\nI will continue searching. Maybe we can help each other.  gl
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No surefire way to tell but everything can give you hints at your background.\nYour last name: Speilman=Jewish, Wilhelm=German etc...\nYour skin tone, hair qualities, nails, grandparents, family history!!!!!!\nTry and trace your roots through a local genealogical  society. They could help you find out who and where your ancestors lived, what they did and how you came to be.
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For it to be a legal name it would be on the original birth certificate. You can submit or call the capital of the state you were born in, and request it.
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How about Cockburn? Seriously! (pronounced ' Coburn') LOL\nFuchs. Ok, so they are were surnames. But WTF?\nI would change it instead of passing down the name!
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Yes. Under 'Angel' for those with that surname. \nThose with 'Angel' for a first name, you'll just have to browse thoroughly.
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Try www.houseofnames.com or www.ancestry.com
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I wouldn't even change my name to go into the witness protection program.  My family name traces its roots to the Vikings who settled Southwest Germany.  My middle name is third generation, and I hope to have a son someday to carry them both on.
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can we get a last name here?
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Look in RWWC (Link 2); use the surname and "Bristol" in birth place. Then wipe it out of BP, put it in Marriage place, then Death place.\n\nThe rest of this is a genral answer.\n\nLinks 1 - 2 are large, free general sites full of data.\nCyndi's List has 240,000 free links.\nThe Ancestry site will tell you name origins.\n\nDon't expect to find yourself or your parents or grandparents, if they are living. Most genealogists hide details of living people. It will take time, too. Most young people want to get a 16-generation pedigree chart as easily as they can download an MP3 file. You can't. \n\nhttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp\nhttp://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi\nhttp://www.cyndislist.com/\nhttp://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?ln=
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What is your real name? If it is Elizabeth (liz) it comes from Hebrew, meaning "Pledged to God"
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Menudo \nBreakfast of champions.\nYou were probably born or concieved in the morning. kidding...\n\nUnique wonderful name. They probably want you to stand out from the rest of the people with common names.\nASK THEM they probably have a better explanation than mine, plus then you will stop wondering about it.