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Question:i want to find out what someones last name means or where it originated. do u know a webite i can use that is free, or were i wont have to do a free trail or anything?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i want to find out what someones last name means or where it originated. do u know a webite i can use that is free, or were i wont have to do a free trail or anything?

yeah, you DONT want to go for ancestry websites...thats a really tough one...give me the last name and ill search for you...otherwise, id say search for "origin/meaning/translation of "name"

yaknow? good luck!

love, elisabeth

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Start by asking your parents, they should know the meaning of the lastname. Go to the public library and ask the librarian to find the meaning of the name for you.

try the following website
http://genealogy.about.com/od/surname_me...

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