This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Minall/Minel/Minelle/Munnell/Manell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/7aB.2ACEAE/82.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you, Peter. I had taken a very wrong path in my search. I had been told that our name Minell came from an Italian name, Minelli (at least that's what they thought). We had found nothing. Now I have a much more logical route to take thanks to you. This is a happy day !! Cheers, Io