Further, it is important to note that may black citizens changed their last names as well so not to be associated with the white roots of the name.
And don’t get me started on the faux royalty hypen craze by those few that do get married...
Further, it is important to note that may black citizens changed their last names as well so not to be associated with the white roots of the name.
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When plantation slaves were given freedom (a common thing even before the CW) they usually took the last name of their former owners, as they were generally several generations removed from their African tribal names.
My surname derives from England and there are/have been numerous Blacks with the same surname since the 1800s in the US, because my ancestors in the 1600-1800s did have slaves.