THE APPEL SPELLING IS ONE VARIATION -THHE NOTHER IS APPLE. THE SPLIT CAME ABOUT WHEN TWO BORTHERS SPELED IT DIFFERENTLY UPON ENTERING AMERICA. SIMON,AKA ZALMAN SHEAH,SPELLED IT APPELMAN,WHILE HIS BROTHER,SAM ,AKA SHMUEL,SPELLED IT APPLEMAN SINCE WE CAME TO AMERICA ON UNCLE SHMUELS PAPERS WE ,OF COURSE, SPELLED OUR ,MY NAME APPLEMAN I RECCOMMEND THAT THE GENEOLGY SURNSME BE DUAL: APPELMAN/APPLEMAN
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