http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20020314.shtml I believe if you click on the above URL you will find an interesting history lesson on NAMES. Because you might find the information somewhat political and therefore not acceptable for reproduction on these web sites I leave it up to you whether you might want to view it. The article is written by Thomas Sowell dated March 14, 2002. David Bentley [email protected] http://www.genealogy.com/users/b/e/n/David-Bentley/TREE/0001tree.html Searching for ancestors so I know who to blame!