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Help[Surname] Re: Mattero?
in reply to a message by Jim Young
Ironically, my family does own a bakery in Worcester, Massachusetts and has been there for a long time. (Mattero's Bakery, anyone?)
A history teacher once told my class that when some people immigrated to the U.S. their last names had to be shortened or changed slightly to make it more "American" and not as "foreign." Do you think that could've happened in my family's case?
Thanks for the information! =]
A history teacher once told my class that when some people immigrated to the U.S. their last names had to be shortened or changed slightly to make it more "American" and not as "foreign." Do you think that could've happened in my family's case?
Thanks for the information! =]
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Well, it doesn't look like your name has been shortened, and a change from Mattera to Mattero would not make it more "American". If the change did occur it was probably no more than a slip of the pen. But now that Mino S. has produced evidence of the existence of the name Mattero in present-day Italy, it's probably safe to accept that as the original form.
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