Polonius3
16 Apr 2008
Genealogy / Looking for the Klarnett Family [13]
We are talking about the possible origin of the surname Klarnet (in whatever spelling), and that has no conection to your ancestor's practiced profession. By then Klarnet was probably already fuicntioning as an inherited surname, so he did not take on the name Schneider (Tailor), as people of earlier centuries would have done. Just as people today named Piekarz (Polish), Becker (German/Yiddish) or Baker do not necesdsarily bake bread for a living. Schwarz or Schwartz is German/Yiddish for black. The original bearer may have ineed been dark-complected with raven hair, but again that does not mean someone several generations on looked exactly ther same. Or he may have been called that for toponymic reasons, ie he hailed from Schwarzfeld or Schwarzdorf (Blackfield or Blackville).
We are talking about the possible origin of the surname Klarnet (in whatever spelling), and that has no conection to your ancestor's practiced profession. By then Klarnet was probably already fuicntioning as an inherited surname, so he did not take on the name Schneider (Tailor), as people of earlier centuries would have done. Just as people today named Piekarz (Polish), Becker (German/Yiddish) or Baker do not necesdsarily bake bread for a living. Schwarz or Schwartz is German/Yiddish for black. The original bearer may have ineed been dark-complected with raven hair, but again that does not mean someone several generations on looked exactly ther same. Or he may have been called that for toponymic reasons, ie he hailed from Schwarzfeld or Schwarzdorf (Blackfield or Blackville).