On Sun, 5 Nov 2000 23:44:54 +0100, "Harald Storaker" <hasto@online.no> wrote: >When immigrating to US they never changed to a new surname. They chose >between the two surnames they already had in Norway. - But they might change >the spelling to help the Americans pronounce it. Never say never. What about Eikeland changing to Oakland, My great grand uncle changed his name from Simen Martinius Thorbjørnsen to Simon Martin. There are many changes around.