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2026-06-01 18:10 UTC
For anyone interested in a mystery. My original American ancestor was named M. Nicar and he immigrated to Norfolk, VA in the late 18th century from Heidelberg, Germany. This is the puzzle. The surname is very rare in the United States and none of us researching it have any idea of where M was originally from because Nicar is not German or Austrian. He's not Asian or Black. I'd like to know if anyone in Europe, Middle East, South America, Central America, or North Africa have had any contact with this surname and its possible connection to Germany. Boosts are greatly appreciated.
#Genealogy #Nicar #Germany #Europe
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@paregorios@hcommons.social 2026-06-01 18:39
@wendigo@metalhead.club apologies if you know this already, but fwiw the river that flows through Heidelberg is known today as the "Neckar". I'm no expert on archaic German spelling, nor on dialect or just immigration-error variation, but it occurs to me that "Nicar" could well be a variant spelling of that name, implying I'd imagine an origin in the vicinity of Heidelberg or the associated river valley.