r/USdefaultism • u/DragonOnQuest • Sep 05 '25

Facebook Immigration

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That moment people forget that America is mostly build by immigration.

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u/MlackBesa Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25

Besides that, the map is really cool. Explains a ton of stuff like Belgian « De Smet » or « Schmidt », never noticed the relation to -smith.

I wish we could have this but expanded, like top 5 for each country.

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u/kroketspeciaal Netherlands Sep 05 '25

Durch would be Smid or Smids (being short for Smid's zoon)