Has anyone come across this surname? My g g grandfather b ca 1807 in France, according to US census records. I have found this name in the LDS records in Zutzendorf. My French friends tell me this is not a French

Hi Martha, According to the site www.geopatronyme.com, for the time period 1891-1915 the surname SCHINI was present in France ONLY in Bas-Rhin (Alsace) in the following towns ranked by number of births : 1. Zutzendorf 2. Bosselshausen 3. Bouxwiller 4. Mulhausen 5. Imbsheim 6. Obermodern Zutzendorf According to the archives of Bas-Rhin available online at http://etat-civil.bas-rhin.fr/adeloch/index.php will confirm that hypothesis Born in Zutzendorf: Michel SCHINI b. 28 Oct 1809 Jean-Georges SCHINI b. 1 March 1810 3 Catherine SCHINI b. 1806, 1807, 1811 Ewald -------------------------------------------------- From: "mhfehr" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 10:30 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [A-L] Family Surname SCHINI > Has anyone come across this surname? My g g grandfather b ca 1807 in > France, according to US census records. I have found this name in the LDS > records in Zutzendorf. My French friends tell me this is not a French >