Hi Brian, Yes, thank you, I have seen the 'Google' search engine references but I am still casting about for an explanation for the use of the nickname either as a forename or a surname..... it's not clear, in the case of my ancestor. The single mention of the *nickname* that I have seen, and applied to my ancestor, is the use of the name "Lungie" on a 1870 death record in the U.S. I am curious as to the possibility that "Lungie" the nickname may relate to a specific noun... "a word that names or designates a person, place, thing, state or quality" thereby suggesting possible clues to parentage. Bette > Hi Bette - If you put "Lungie surname" (without the quotes) into Google > you > will find some references to it as a surname. > Also in the search you will find your previous request that you submitted > 7 > months ago ! > > Cheers - Brian LEGG in Coventry > (Campaign for upper-case surnames) >> Has anyone found "Lungie" used as a nickname in their family tree or in >> any English >> literature for the 1775-1850 time period? >> >> Thank you, >> Bette >>