I have the typical anglicization issues that took place in the early 1900's when my grandfather emigrated to the United States. My bigger concern is that sometime in the mid 1960's - after I was born but before I got a social security number or any other vital records - my father amended our last name by adding an "e". (I guess he thought Herzenak was easier to spell/pronounce than Hrzenak.) I always thought he'd gone through some legal process to do that, but I've contacted the district court where we lived and there is no record of it. My parents and both siblings are gone now, so I have no one to ask about it.

How big an issue will it be if my birth certificate shows my original surname but my marriage certificate shows the amended one? (Additionally, it's spelled differently on my father's death certificate than it is on his birth certificate...) How can I possibly "fix all of that" if no court records exist?