This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stephan Trudea Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BZJBAEB/201 Message Board Post: I am shooting in the dark here, can anyone help me find some history on the family? i have heard they had changed the original name, but not sure how true that was. at this point, i am not sure if it is French or German.