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allsociety1   
13 Nov 2014
Genealogy / Surname information for Kufel [6]

She was from southern Poland I'm assuming; maybe Galicia. Is it common to have both Austrian and polish listed as the nationality around this time?

If anyone has any info on this surname it would appreciated.

Ellis Island info
First Name : Helena
Last Name : Kufel
Nationality : Austria, Polish
Last Place of Residence : Stany
Date of Arrival : January 22nd, 1903
Age at Arrival : 16y
Gender : Female
Marital Status : Single
Ship of Travel : Friesland
Port of Departure : Antwerp
allsociety1   
15 Nov 2014
Genealogy / Surname information for Kufel [6]

foreign occupation zone

TY, is there a sort of assumption as to why someone would take the surname "beer mug"?