Quackenbush Follow-Up

Well, I googled Quackenbush and got some info on the name. Thank goodness for modern technology huh? Yeah...Alright.

I bet you didn't know that almost all Quackenbush's living in the U.S. can be traced back to a Dutch immigrant name Pieter Quackenbosch who moved here in 1653. He was born in Oegstgeesst, Holland in 1614. The name Quackenbosch actually has a much different meaning that I thought it did. In Dutch, "bosch" means "forest." "Quacken" would be the sound a frog makes. I guess my guess about it meaning something about a duck was a bit off. But hey, give me a break, I don't speak Dutch. And no, it's not the same as German.

Quackenbush is the most common adaptation to the name in North America. Other variations include: Quackenbos, Quackenboss, Quakkelbosch, Quakenbush, Qualkinbush, and Kwakkenbos. So if you know someone by one of those names it would be safe to conclude that they are of Dutch decension. It would also be pretty safe to conclude that sometime in their childhood they got made fun of because of their name. By the way, if you ever meet someone with that name, please let me know because I want to meet them.

You know what...I was just doing some more research on the name and it said that "quacken" might actually have something to do with a duck. My self-esteem level just went from like -1 all the way to +5! I'm actually not sure how you would measuer that sort of thing, but it was more just to be used as an example.

That's that I guess. Quackenbush. Just to think that less than a week ago I was living my life without any knowledge of that name. My life is so much more complete now...