Does anyone know why a name would be changed in Germany. Early name was Wolher, then in 1700s it was Wollherr. We were told that Wollherr meant free man, but why would the name be changed? The family came from Tirol Litzingen, which I cannot locate but when they ended up in Rheinzabern, Germany the name was different. After the family came to the US it ended up Wolhar, which I can understand as a lot of names were changed here. Thanks for any help!