44. False: Immigrants had their final names “Americanized” after they arrived on Ellis Island
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Island officers didn’t document names in any respect – they merely cross-checked given names in opposition to those on ship manifests. And people names had been recorded in Europe.
However they did give individuals the flexibility to right spelling errors in the event that they wanted to.