In an earlier email, Dave wrote " The surname Abba is only listed in Moselle in Walscheid and is not listed at all in Alsace for that time period." I would like to know more about the list to which Dave referred. I'm curious about my Gury and Houpert lines (they hail from Moselle) and I wonder if these surnames names appear in towns other than the ones I know thus far. Thanks for any information about "the list". It's all relative, Laura PS - Do we have an ancestor in common? Check my family history web site<http://livinginthepastlane.com/> or my blog <http://livinginthepastlane.blogspot.com/>.

Laura, Try www.geopatronyme.com This site tells you the distribution of surnames in France for four periods over the past 120 years. The default is the earliest period (1891-1915) and the results show you both a map and a list of departments. The get the names of the towns just click on the name of the department you are interested in (in the list, not on the map). Robert Behra -----Original Message----- From: Laura <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 10:43 am Subject: [A-L] Surnames in Moselle In an earlier email, Dave wrote " The surname Abba is only listed in Mosellein Walscheid and is not listed atall in Alsace for that time period."I would like to know more about the list to which Dave referred. I'm curiousabout my Gury and Houpert lines (they hail from Moselle) and I wonder ifthese surnames names appear in towns other than the ones I know thus far.Thanks for any information about "the list".It's all relative,LauraPS - Do we have an ancestor in common? Check my family history website<http://livinginthepastlane.com/> ormy blog <http://livinginthepastlane.blogspot.com/>.-- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine- L.htm -------------------------------To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Laura, According to Atlas des noms de famille en France, by Laurent Fordant (Paris : Archives & Culture/Swic, 1999; ISBN 2911665236), the ten most common surnames in Moselle in the period 1891-1915 were: Muller Schmitt Klein Schneider Weber Becker Wagner Meyer Jung Schmidt Compare that list with those for Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin in the same period: Bas-Rhin Muller Meyer Schmitt Klein Schneider Weber Fischer Wolff Bauer Jung Haut-Rhin Meyer Muller Schmitt Schneider Zimmermann Keller Weber Fischer Fuchs Simon This book also has an interesting feature -- the ten most common surnames found ONLY in a particular department (I suspect this list is present-day [i.e., 1999], rather than being historical). That list for Moselle: Schoun Thonnatte Dempt Churka Trinkwell Weisskopp Reschmann Birig Estreich Laumesfelt Robert -----Original Message----- From: Laura <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 10:43 am Subject: [A-L] Surnames in Moselle In an earlier email, Dave wrote " The surname Abba is only listed in Moselle in Walscheid and is not listed at all in Alsace for that time period." I would like to know more about the list to which Dave referred. I'm curious about my Gury and Houpert lines (they hail from Moselle) and I wonder if these surnames names appear in towns other than the ones I know thus far. Thanks for any information about "the list". It's all relative, Laura PS - Do we have an ancestor in common? Check my family history web site<http://livinginthepastlane.com/> or my blog <http://livinginthepastlane.blogspot.com/>. -- Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Listers, The data contained in the book quoted by Robert "Atlas des noms de famille en France" are all available online at www.geopatronyme.com. To see the most common surnames in Moselle in the period 1891-1915: - go to the above site - click in the left column called "Les noms les plus portés" on "Recherches par département" - then in the box called << N° de département>> enter the number of the French département: 57 Moselle, 67 Bas-Rhin, 68 Haut-Rhin, etc.... Ewald ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2011/8/9 <[email protected]> > Laura, > > According to Atlas des noms de famille en France, by Laurent Fordant > (Paris : Archives & Culture/Swic, 1999; ISBN 2911665236), the ten most > common surnames in Moselle in the period 1891-1915 were: > > Muller > Schmitt > Klein > Schneider > Weber > Becker > Wagner > Meyer > Jung > Schmidt > > Compare that list with those for Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin in the same > period: > > Bas-Rhin > > Muller > Meyer > Schmitt > Klein > Schneider > Weber > Fischer > Wolff > Bauer > Jung > > Haut-Rhin > > Meyer > Muller > Schmitt > Schneider > Zimmermann > Keller > Weber > Fischer > Fuchs > Simon > > This book also has an interesting feature -- the (I suspect this list is present-day [i.e., 1999], rather than being historical). That list for > Moselle: > > Schoun > Thonnatte > Dempt > Churka > Trinkwell > Weisskopp > Reschmann > Birig > Estreich > Laumesfelt > > Robert > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Laura <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, Aug 4, 2011 10:43 am > Subject: [A-L] Surnames in Moselle > > > In an earlier email, Dave wrote " The surname Abba is only listed in > Moselle > in Walscheid and is not listed at > all in Alsace for that time period." > > I would like to know more about the list to which Dave referred. I'm > curious > about my Gury and Houpert lines (they hail from Moselle) and I wonder if > these surnames names appear in towns other than the ones I know thus > far. > Thanks for any information about "the list". > > It's all relative, > > Laura > > PS - Do we have an ancestor in common? Check my family history web > site<http://livinginthepastlane.com/> or > my blog <http://livinginthepastlane.blogspot.com/>. > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of > the message > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks for the info Robert! I started researching in Moselle with my Schmitts. Along the way I've seen nearly all the surnames you listed! Moselle-born Elisabeth Schmitt married my Swiss 2nd great-grandfather in Chicago. His surname was Müller (which later became Mueller). On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 4:11 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Laura, > > According to Atlas des noms de famille en France, by Laurent Fordant > (Paris : Archives & Culture/Swic, 1999; ISBN 2911665236), the ten most > common surnames in Moselle in the period 1891-1915 were: > > Muller > Schmitt > Klein > Schneider > Weber > Becker > Wagner > Meyer > Jung > Schmidt > >