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Never did really. It's a myth by YouTubers trying to scam money off people. Some states may have started when typewriters began being used. None of the states I've done genealogy research in do birth certificate names in all caps. The original certificates used to be filled out by hand by the physician or midwife. Mine was. Years later, when I needed a certified copy, the copy was typed up, but my name was initial caps.
All caps for names in legal documents, such as wills and pleadings, are for emphasis only so that you can scan a document quickly and find all the names of the parties. Typewriters didn't have boldface, so all caps was used instead. After computers came in, the custom survived. I once worked in a law firm and know firsthand.
Interesting stuff- thank you.
I try to head off that scam stuff with verifiable facts from my personal experience. The states I've done research in are NC, VA, TN, and KY. I may have seen some from other states, but don't remember.
I worked in the law firm almost 20 years, so I know a lot about how and why things are done there.
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How could someone be scammed by a factoid? Genuine question not trolling. My friend liked to show off his birth certificate every once in a while and show that his ethnicity according to the state is NEGROID.
No. They are scammed by the YouTubers saying that all caps names on birth certificates are some kind of secret deed to your life that's traded on a black market for billions. They claim the names on all birth certificates are in all caps and that all the certificates have serial numbers that you can use to look up your "value." It's all false, and I try to nip that in the bud everywhere I see the idea pop up.