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Is 'Adolf' or 'Hitler' a common name/last name in Germany?

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What did Hitlers change their names to after the second world war? John Burton, O'Connor, Australia. Hitler is not a particularly common German surname. In fact, Hitler himself was originally called Schicklegruber. Some have speculated that he changed his name to hide his Jewish descent. Matt James, Sheffield, UK. read more

Be it any part of Germany, it is extremely uncommon that anyone holds the name 'Adolf' or 'Hitler'. For a moment, even if one would assume that a certain Nazi fan named his/her offspring so, the individual would come under tremendous scrutiny and pressure from the State eventually ending up in a revised name. read more

Adolf Schickelgruber changed his name to Adolf Hitler, a not uncommon sirname in the Corinthian province of Austria where he was born, and where indeed some of his relatives had that name. Europe's other modern mass murderer, Josef Stalin, went one step further and created his own surname, Stalin, the man of steel. read more

The name "Adolf" was a relatively common one in Belgium prior to World War II. One of the most famous 19th century Belgian politicians was Adolf Daens. After World War 2, the name died out. read more

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