Hi Linda, What frustrates me is that I was told the LEWIS name in Lancashire, England, especially in Liverpool, is as popular there - as SMITH and JONES in the U.S. But, for my 5+ years of placing queries there, I very rarely find anyone researching the LEWIS name there. (However, I just heard from one over the weekend. His Thomas and my John probably lived in the same neighborhood in the West Derby part of Liverpool, but were probably not related.) When my great-grandfather was "shipped to Canada" as a "child migrant" in 1874, he left behind many LEWIS cousins. And, I haven't found any descendant of them. And, I don't even know if he had BURROWS cousins. LEWIS is a common name which people don't think of as a common name. FYI: I sat beside a LEWIS boy for 10 years all through school. I have no way of knowing whether he was distantly related to me - as, at the time, no one thought of genealogy, and, now, he's not interested. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) (My aunt was a FRANCIS and she married a FRANCIS - not related at all.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Mock" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] Simple surnames > Wow, can't imagine haveing a surname that can and probably does now, > include millions...like Brown or Jones, geeze. It must really get > frustrating...I have a hard time with Irish "RYAN" name at times, luckly > my Paternal surname is a bit easier is "FILIPPINI", tough to pronounce > but fairly easy to find... > Wishing all a happy Turkey day, where ever you are. > > ~Linda~ > Happy Holidays, to you and yours~ > > >