What is in a Name? A name is something personal, yet impersonal when it needs to be. A name is something only an individual can make unique. Lots of names mimic others. They are not indicative of ethnicity or race. Would it surprise you to know that 200 SPENCER surnames are on the Dawes roll? Surely, we all know of Princess Diana who was a SPENCER. Do not think in the terms of what would sound English or what would sound Native. You might be surprised. Look for your ancestors as if you are searching for gold. Be proud of them wherever they came from or whoever they are. They sacrificed a lot.English or not. They stood for something. Do not dismiss their English suffering as insignificant. They may be Jewish or some other ethnicity that suffered greatly. Suffering is suffering. When it (suffering) decides to discriminate.only those that suffer know.