LENHART

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SPELLING VARIATION CHART & SOUNDEX CODES

Take any Prefix and add it to any Suffix
 SEE SOUNDEX
PREFIX
SUFFIX
Lain ard (1)
Lam [n looks like m] ardt  (1)
Lan art  (1)
Lane bert [h looks like b]  (2)
Lann chart [e looks like c]   (3)
Lau [n looks like u] ert  (1)
Lean et  (4)
Leen hard  (1)
Lehn hardt  (1)
Lein hart  (1)
Len heart  (1)
Lenn here  (5)
Leon herr  (5)
Lien hert  (1)
Lienn hurt  (1)
Lin kart [h looks like k]  (3)
Linn ord  (1)
Lon ort  (1)
Lun    (1)
Lyn    (1)
S--- [loopy L looks like S]    *
SOUNDEX CODES
 
ALL except ->
Lau
(1) L563 L630
(2) L516 L163 
(3) L526 L263
(4) L530 L300
(5) L560 L600
*For S prefixes replace the L with S in the above codes

All have been seen at least once by researchers. Strange variations occur in indices of handwritten material (Sinhart and Samchart appear at least once in census indices). One Lenhart was known as Linghop to his Chinese acquaintances; hopefully none of them were census takers! 


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For more Soundex codes: http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/soundexconverter


Revised 7 August 2001

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