Hello Dee, As far as I understand the name Papis is a Greek name. In the past as you may know the whole southern part of Italian peninsula including Sicily was part of Greece. Still today in few isolated villages in southern Italy habitants speak this ancient greek based dialect. G > I have just been told that my grandfather was with the military > policeman in the Elite Guard and served in Africa during world war 1. > He was born in Italy in 1883 and came to America in 1909-1912. > His name was Giuseppe DeMarino. > Is there anywhere I can find out this information???? I am trying to > find where he originated from in Italy. > I'm hoping it I can find this information, I can find the name of > the town he and my grandmother was from. Her maiden name was Papis. > Any information would certainly help my 10 year search. > Thank you. > Dee In Texas. > --------------------------------- > Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.

Hi Dee, Regarding your grandmother, Papis (with a final s) seems to be a typical northern surname, check here: 92 Papis, that is 89,32% of the Papis on the Italian phonebook, live in Lombardia, a northern region. <http://elenco.libero.it/elenco/regioni.jsp?cognome=papis

Hi Dee, Regarding your grandmother, Papis (with a final s) seems to be a typical northern surname, check here: 92 Papis, that is 89,32% of the Papis on the Italian phonebook, live in Lombardia, a northern region. <http://elenco.libero.it/elenco/regioni.jsp?cognome=papis