"Cherlynn967" <cherlynn967@aol.com> wrote in message news:20001225164345.04447.00003461@ng-fp1.aol.com... > I am not experienced enough to know all the information I need to know but I do > know that I am a decendant of PEDERSON... I do not know any information about > this or the name. Cherlynn, Check out this web site, it give you information about naming patterns for Norway. Look under "Readings" for first names and last names also if you have an area where you family came from then it might be a little easier on your search. Kim http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/jborgose.htm