About a year ago my husband became a US citizen. Several people had their names changed at the same time; first, last or both! It was folded into the process. This was in a Federal Superior Court. I had my name legally changed last year. I had to get a County Court judge to sign the order. I never spoke to him. He read the document (during a recess in a trial), looked at me and signed. It is possible that when your grandmother became a citizen she also legally changed her name. If so, there should be a record of it in the Court Clerk's Office. If you can't find one, check the local newspapers around the time period she became a citizen. After the judge signed my paperwork, I had to place a notice in a paper assigned by the court for three weeks before it could be finalized. Leslie Pat wrote: > I don't know if it is any help but my maternal grandparents name was spelled > STOROZUK on all documents until my grandmother became a citizen in the early > 1930's. All of a sudden the name was changed to STROZAK! I have no idea if > it was an INS typo or my grandmother's wish but it was permanently changed > on all documents after that date. > > Pat > > From: "P Johnson" <jones-pj@worldnet.att.net> > Subject: Legal Name Change Question > Date: Thursday, January 03, 2002 8:10 AM > > I am looking for information regarding the process of a legal name change > for a family. How is this done? Through what type of court? Would it affect > previous records? Any suggestions on how to research/get started on a family > name that has been changed would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanx for any help!