Not every Black person got their last name from enslavers (Video)

[valet]

I didn't know the origin of all these names. I wonder where "May" last name came from though. In terms of Black people. Hopefully my color last name is not from slavery. But more like she said

 

[fscballin]

 

[UpAndComing]

I'm going to let an FBA/ADOS person chime in

I do know alot of West African last names are from their surroundings (rivers, banks, lakes, mountains, etc) and their occupations as well. Or they are philosophical slogans

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

This is true. Israelites been teaching this. This is just one example

 

[King]

This could be presented better.

She's right.

But like, the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of formerly enslaved black people changed their names during reconstruction. I think up to 90%.

I think it would be super rare to find black people today that share a direct surname of the CACS who enslaved their family members. I don't doubt their existence, probably in some really small rural towns. But even then, I'm a bit skeptical.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

3 min 34 second mark





King James VI and I (1566-1625) was a member of the Stuart family and the first king of the United Kingdom:

The word "Stuart" is related to the Old Norse word Svart, which means "black"

• • Sir John Stewart
    Known as "The Black Stewart", possibly due to his dark complexion or because his brother was known as "The Red Stewart"
    
    King Charles II
    Known as the "Black Boy King of England" due to his dark hair and complexion. His mother, Henrietta Maria of France, gave him this nickname
  • • Parliamentary wanted posters
      After the Battle of Worcester, Charles II was referred to as "a tall, black man" in parliamentary wanted posters.

The word Stuart comes from the old nordish root Svart which means black. Stuart is the same word as Swarthy, which means black in old English. The damn videos start off by going over the books that verify this.
Svart=black
Stuart=black
Stewart = black
Dub= black
swarthy= black
Tudors = black

Radcliffe, James Bartholomew, 4th Earl of Newburgh (1725 - 1787) (Stamp 1)​

 

[get these nets]

Where is the documentation that supports this?

Freeman, and some of the other examples are things Ive read before. But the rest of what's said here runs contrary to what Ive read about this topic.
Many AAs spent decades searching for children & relatives who had been separated from them during slavery, so changing last name would seem to be something that people would avoid doing.

 

[heavenlywings77]

Divisive ?

 

[BaileyPark31]

Where is the documentation that supports this?

Freeman, and some of the other examples are things Ive read before. But the rest of what's said here runs contrary to what Ive read about this topic.
Many AAs spent decades searching for children & relatives who had been separated from them during slavery, so changing last name would seem to be something that people would avoid doing.

My paternal family changed their last names after making it to Pennsylvania. It was a slight change but I guess enough to throw anyone looking for them off.

My maternal family kept the name of their white owners, but technically they're related.

But overall she's correct. Folks took last names and most were a President, color, location, religion or from the owner. English / Welsh / Irish words

Same thing with the mestizo Hispanics. Rivera (rivers) Huerta (orchard) Montana (mountain) Blanco (white) etc....