There is no reference of the Tapanes surname in the Diccionario etimol�gico comparado de los apellidos espa�oles, hispanoamericanos y Filipinos by Gutierre Tib�n This book contains surnames and variations of the surname. I wish you better luck with your search. "by way of Ed Elizondo <ed@elizondo.org>" <gctap@pkfamily.com> wrote:This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tapanes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kRC.2ACE/5696 Message Board Post: I would like to know more about the orgins of the name Tapanes. In the old testament there is an Egyptian city named Tahpahnes. The "H" is silent in its pronounciation. Could this Carlo Tapanes from Genoa, Italy have roots going back to Egypt? Genoa was a major city-state that traded all along the med. sea. ==== CUBA Mailing List ==== *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Please post in both Spanish and English whenever possible. :) Por favor ponga sus mensajes ambos en ingl�s y espa�ol de ser posible :) --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!