"If memory serves, I think my grand dad changed his name when he moved to the US," Her family's genealogy was never in the forefront of her mind, least not by names. "Some time before or the first world war, lot of anti german sentiment. Wasn't an uncommon thing at the time."
She knew well enough he was a general laborer; one of the many people called to fight, but had no overall stake in the war other than a sense of duty.
More gears in her head; she kept an eye on his reaction, noting his accent and location-while watching her daughter's extremely futile attempts at catching ducks. "I usually go by surnames, but Alfie it is."
Just another trait of her husband that had worn off on her.