Pretty far back. Although fixed surnames only really became common in countries like Holland and Germany in the days of Napoleon - who ordered all citizens of the countries he ruled over to take one - the name cropped up earlier, and since the early middle ages in Germany. It usually indicated someone's location of origin, in this case often a village adjacent to a castle.
First found in Chirk, the Welsh surname Griffiths is linked to having held a family seat from very ancient times, and descended from the Ancient Princes of Wales.
How far back does family go back
While records of the Scottish Hay family go back to 980 A.D., the meaning of the surname seems to have been lost to history.
Sometime around 1296 A.D., the proud and noble Scottish Burns family had moved into the parish of Glenbervie from Burneshead, Cumberland. They are though to be descended from the Boernicians who once ruled the northeast coast of England as far north as Edinburgh.
The roman legions
First found in Chirk, the Welsh surname Griffiths is linked to having held a family seat from very ancient times, and descended from the Ancient Princes of Wales.
How far back does family go back
They can go back as far as your 18th birthday.
Adi Stein goes by Adi.
Johanna Stein goes by Hanna.
Ulrich Stein goes by Uli.
Jefferson Stein goes by Jeff.
They can go back as far as they wish. They get to determine the perimeters of the background search.
Ariel Stein goes by Ariel Raphael.
as far back as he wants to
Tyler Brody Stein goes by Ty.
They will go back as far as they can. There is no limitation and all criminal activity will be found.