Similar surnames in Croatia: VAMPOLA and VAMPULA. VAMPOLA occurrs in Czech Republic. The origin is likely to be Hungarian. There is a VAMOS surname in Hungary and Ancestry.com surname board VAMOS: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=an&p=surnames.vamos&m=3 The word vamos in Hungarian means customs officer.. Vam = customs. There is no similar word in Croatian. So an ancestor was probably a customs officer.

[email protected] wrote: > Similar surnames in Croatia: > VAMPOLA and VAMPULA. VAMPOLA occurrs in Czech Republic. > The origin is likely to be Hungarian. There is a VAMOS surname in Hungary and > Ancestry.com surname board VAMOS: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=an&p=surnames.vamos&m=3 > > The word vamos in Hungarian means customs officer.. > Vam = customs. > There is no similar word in Croatian. So an ancestor was probably a customs > officer. In Hungarian vám means customs (duty) (pl) and tiszt means officer. A customs officer is a vámtiszt. In Hungarian vámos also means customs officer. Equivalent occupational surnames : Carinik (Croatian/Slovene) Colník (Slovak) Zollbeamter (German) Online EIR lists 145 surnames Vamos who has emigrated to US 1892-1914. Frank K