The alt Surname
alt Name Meaning and History
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from alt ‘old’, typically
applied as a distinguishing epithet to the older of two bearers of the
same personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 86 - Messages: 302
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Metzlos, Germany ALT's | Stephen ALT | 17 |
| Obit: Sareen (Alt) Andersen of Iowa (1917-2009) |
 wilsonje19
| 0 |
| Francis Jane Day |
millard82
| 0 |
| christopher alt | jammie | 1 |
| ALT Eugene R 1918-2001 section 10 |
| 0 |
| Elisabeth Alt B. 18 Feb. 1874 |
rhosta
| 0 |
| Ada Dorothy Alt |
kitty_conard
| 2 |
| Henry Alt of Putnam co. Ohio | karen heitmeyer | 2 |
| Alt/Traurig |
kimbush01
| 1 |
| Elizabeth "Lizzie" Alt of Jefferson County, MO |
Gary Barfoot
| 0 |
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