My family's last name was probably Schaefer in Germany. The earliest graves in America show them as Scheffert instead but shortly after they became "Shuford" which I guess they thought sounded more English (they were here pre-Revolution).
I always find it funny they did such a bad job of anglicizing it. Shuford doesn't really sound any more English to my ears.
I always find it funny they did such a bad job of anglicizing it. Shuford doesn't really sound any more English to my ears.