Could it have been changed twice: Jürig=Georg=Yearick? Each time closer to the original? The umlaut over the "U" (ü) sounds somewhat like an English short "I" (Miller) and is often substituted by "ue" (Mueller). So also consider Juerig-Juerich-Juerge. http://community.webtv.net/LOKoch/LawrenceKochHomePage