{"id":28,"date":"2010-03-03T10:01:35","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T15:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-09-15T10:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:12:25","slug":"surnames","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/","title":{"rendered":"Surnames"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are some of the surnames that are in my family tree. I have more information on some than on others. Click on the name to find out what I know about these families.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kf-surname-index\"><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">A<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/aitken\/\">Aitken<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">B<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/blomberg\/\">Blomberg<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/bogert\/\">Bogert<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/boyer\/\">Boyer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/brooker\/\">Brooker<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">C<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/cavanagh\/\">Cavanagh<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/chamberlin\/\">Chamberlin<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">F<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/\">Farquhar<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/fay\/\">Fay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/fleming\/\">Fleming<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/furst\/\">Furst<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">G<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/gamage\/\">Gamage<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">H<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/hanna\/\">Hanna<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/harrar\/\">Harrar<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/harris\/\">Harris<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/hurt\/\">Hurt<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">J<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/jordan\/\">Jordan<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">K<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/kirkendall\/\">Kirkendall<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/knight\/\">Knight<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">L<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/labar\/\">Labar<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/lannom\/\">Lannom<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/leblond\/\">LeBlond<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">M<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/mcclellan\/\">McClellan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/mehrkam\/\">Mehrkam<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">P<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/page\/\">Page<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">S<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/smith\/\">Smith<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/snyder\/\">Snyder<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/sperl\/\">Sperl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/straub\/\">Straub<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/suber\/\">Suber<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">T<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/tandrop\/\">Tandrop<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kf-surname-group\"><h3 class=\"kf-surname-letter\">W<\/h3><div class=\"kf-surname-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/watson\/\">Watson<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/wells\/\">Wells<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/wilson\/\">Wilson<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/winstone-winston\/\">Winstone \/ Winston<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are some of the surnames that are in my family tree. I have more information on some than on others. 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