From 1882,  the first Colonists started arriving in New York City.  They most likely were residents of Ward's Island at Castle Garden as they were sponsored by the Hebrew Emmigrant Aid Society.  Many Americans did not know Yiddish or Russian, so the names of the Colonists underwent many changes until 1910 when most had assimilated into local populations.

This page will present a list of Surname spellings that have been found on documents to date.  The name on the left will be the common spelling today.  As additional pages are developed, a link will appear for that specific surname page.

Today's surname:	Other spellings:							Family tree members to date:
Grimes	Grimmes							(Milstein tree)
Krupitsky	Grupitzky	Korpitsky	Korpitzky					113
Lauterstein	Lanterstein							(Nudelman tree)
Menkowsky	Mankonsky	Minkoysky						(Snyder tree)
Milstein	Muhlstein	Mildstein	Milkstein	Milchstein	Millstein	Milstain		675
Moscowitz	Moshkowitz							(Nudelman tree)
Newman	Neuman	Neumann						(Snyder tree)
Nudeman	Needleman							85
Presant	Breisant	Prezand	Prisrand	Prezrant	Prisand			118 (still updating)
Shames	Schammes	Schames	Shamap	Shamess	Shamap	Shaums	Shammas	(Milstein tree)
Shradsky	Chrotsky	Charovsky	Chorovsky	Schradsky				32
Shuteran	Choteran	Chuteran	Chuterman					(Prezant tree)
Snyder	Schneider	Snyders	Scneider					59
Toplitsky	Toplitzky	Teplitzsky	Dublitzky	Dublitsky				(Snyder tree)
Washer	Vositzer	Warsitzer	Warshingor					(Milstein tree)
Zadek	Zedek	Zedak	Zadak					6
Total family members recorded to date:								1088

If your family surname is not on this list, it simply means that to date, there have been no records found to indicate that they were residents of the Colony, residing at Cotopaxi between 1882 and 1884.  If you believe this list to be incomplete, or inaccurate, feel free to email me.