Is the name Anastacio a german name? and the last name Narvaiz or Narvaise or Narvase?

its cause my sis is telling me that were german[our family] and were like hispanic..its a long story..shes telling me that my grandpa anastacio Narvaes[however you spell it] is german and taht he immigrated from germany to mexico then went to america..do yall think shes lying or telling hte truth..and also when he immigrated to america he changed his last name..lols

Is the name Anastacio a german name? and the last name Narvaiz or Narvaise or Narvase?
There were a number of Germans who fled to Central America after WWII to hide from the Allied Forces and avoid prosecution for Nazi war crimes.





My husband is of German descent, but has dark hair and olive skin, so it's not necessary to look Arayan to be German.
Reply:Anastacio Narvais is a VERY Spanish name; no German there at all. If he was a German, when did he come over? If he came over at the end of WWII, he may have changed his name to hide a Nazi past. You said he did change his name once, so maybe there is more to this story than you have been told. Interesting question!





You may very well have some German ancestry, but not necessarily through your grandfather.
Reply:it sounds Spanish to me.