Comment by sparky_z

This is a common myth that often shows up in family lore and has bled into popular culture, but it simply isn't true. Historians are unanimous that it didn't happen (with perhaps some extraordinarily rare edge cases).

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ellis-island-isnt-...

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2013/07/02/name-changes-ellis-isla...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island_Special