The first people to come to America bearing my surname arrived 299 years ago next month from the Rhineland.
Am I still a German-American? If so, when do I become just an American? Is there a statute of limitations?
[For that matter, the first people to come to America bearing my mother’s surname arrived in Quebec about 350 years ago. Am I also a Franco-American? Or a Franco-Canadian-American? Or a Franco-Canadian-German-American?]
Nah – if you were Franco-American your name would be Ken-o.
Since most on this continent consider themselves American, I see no reason why you can not declare yourself one.