User:Zahay

Zahay is an Eastern European Surname that roughly translated means "over the hills." The name is extremely rare in the United States. When Dr. Debra Zahay's grandfather arrived at Ellis Island from Bremen, Germany, the name was spelled Zahai. The family came from Steyerdorf/Anina in what is now Romania. The family spoke German and were coal miners and came to the United States to settle in a coal mining region in Eastern Pennsylvania called Eckley. Eckly is now a coal mining museum and tourist attraction.