Please visit our Project Page at GENI -https://www.geni.com/projects/Englander-Families/4483641 Description: This project is open to anyone who is researching the ENGLANDER surname. Most families who carry the ENGLANDER name are of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, but some are not. Since most Jews have carried this name for only about 200 years, there could be others related to our family with other name variations or could have adopted another surname in Europe or after emigration. In addition, if you share a common direct line "Y" male ancestor with ENGLANDER descendants, you are also welcome to join this group and help us find male cousins and convince them to test and join our project. Some of these other surnames and spellings include; Englënder, Englaender, Englender, Engelander, or name changes to; England, Engelhardt, Englert, Engler, Engel, Ërdos, Erdelyi, Erdei, Erban. There are numerous theories regarding the ENGLANDER name. Some believe that it is a person who came from England, but most likely it refers to people who immigrated from Germany. (The Germanic tribe of Angles who came from the Baltic shore of what is now Schleswig-Holstein). Many of the families who carry the ENGLANDER name more recently originated in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, in what is now parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. There are also others from Germany, Holland, and even from Sweden.