yeah. even my last name is something given to me by a polish grandfather. in germany, they also changed the name a little bit to make it sound a little bit less polish.
but also the opposite is dangerous sometimes. sometimes i just want to learn something about african history and i think when i, as a german guy, mention the bible it is always like i want to "convince" somebody.
we have to be careful of the prejudice we are dealing with unconsciously, our fear for the unknown but also we cant be too superficial in my opinion.