My last name is swedish(Deras) does that mean i have swedish in my blood?

Whoever told you that Deras "is a Swedish name", won't appreciate the factual answer. Using several sources (www.familysearch.org, census records from ancestry.com), the name appears from many places. I find Mexico, England, Germany, Norway, Hungary.. and others.


Most persons get trapped in the idea that a name has ONE ancient origin, when the reality is that names appear in different places, and it is inaccurate to say that any one of those can be proven as the origin/ source. With some exceptions, few names will be "just" French, German, English.. whatever.


IF your ancestor with this name, does actually come from Sweden, then his background is Swedish (and part of yours). But, you still have to go back from that.. since HIS ancestry could be from elsewhere. It can ALSO be that what you think of as your Deras "family" is broader than that.. ie gr grandpa Deras and his wife (down to children) is Swedish, but through the wife..remember, she is not a Deras by birth.


End of it.. you do not know what your heritage really is, by any surname. You HAVE to trace the individual persons.

My last name is swedish(Deras) does that mean i have swedish in my blood?
Potentially. It would only be so if you had a direct family member who came from Sweden and IS related to you, you might find that your great-great grandfather was a Swede or maybe he wasn't a Swede and he only had a Swedish stepfather.





But it is very complicated, you might as well just say you are until you find further proof.
Reply:Usually, yes. If your surname is Swedish, then that means that someone along your lines either liked Swedish names or is of Swedish descent. It's also possible that they moved to Sweden and wanted to fit in.
Reply:I found this on www.ancestry.com for you,


Deras Name Meaning and History


Galician: probably a habitational name for someone from a place in A Coru帽a province called Ras, possibly from a plural of Galician ra 鈥榝rog鈥? .


Hope this helps.
Reply:As a longtime genealogist of Scandinavian heritage, I'd be very surprised if Deras is a Swedish surname. A previous poster has suggested it is Galician (an old term for Austrian), which seems more likely.
Reply:You can always get a DNA test that hopefully someone won't tamper with and have it say you are from India but with Brit paternal ancestry even though that makes absolutely no sense but hey, there are DNA tests now.
Reply:The simple answer is NO. There is a long, drawn-out explanation of a multitude of reasons, but at this hour, I do not feel like going into that.
Reply:I assume you mean Swedish ancestry, rather than a communicable disease.... Is Deras a Swedish name?
Reply:it could-maybe you should explore your family tree?