"Germanaud Violette" wrote in message > wonder if some of my ancestors could have emigrated to Italy > centuries.So, I would be interested if you could tell me something about > this surname.Are there some people living in Italy called NOVO?Where could I > locate them in aim to contact them?.......every idea will be welcomed. NOVO 280 in Italy at this time - mostly found in Piemonte with 10 in the Province of Torino. Reference: http://gens.labo.net/it/cognomi/ http://elenco.iol.it/elencotel/public/RicercaOmonimie.jsp You can also use the Italian Online Phone Directory to look up current Novo listings, addresses and telephone numbers. Infosearch even has email listings. The only way to find out for sure where your ancestors came from is to trace backwards. Starting with yourself - go backwards gathering record by record, you to your parents, to grandparents, etc and finally to the town where the original immigrant was born because the most important step in doing your initial research is to find out exactly what comune in Italy your ancestors came from. Best wishes, Paula Nigro http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwisdom/index.html