My children descend from a variety of cultures.

The BRIGHT family relocated from Pennsylvania to the booming riverfront town of Wyandotte, Kansas, shortly after the Civil War.

The MOORE family, of Scots-Irish descent, lived in the upcountry of South Carolina for a hundred years or more.

The THADEN family came from German immigrants and Tennessee Scots-Irish clans.

The NICHOLAS family originated in Tripoli and Beirut, Syria, and lived among a Syrian colony in Jacksonville, Florida.

The HAHN and LUTES families raced for land in the Oklahoma Land Run of 1893 and had been ever on the frontier prior to that time.

The ROMEO and MOTTA families immigrated to this country at the turn of the century from Sicily.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Meaning of the Surname Hahn



Hahn is a German word for rooster.  Back in the day, a long time ago, a man might have been nicknamed Hahn if he was conceited or cocky.  Or it may have become a surname if a man had a rooster painted on a shingle above his door because he may have become known as the man at the sign of the rooster.  So Ijust thought I would mention that little tidbit.  It is so fun to decorate my kitchen with roosters and to know that they represent my good name.

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