"Mary Grace Bradley" <gte145f@prism.gatech.edu> wrote in message news:8tp5p6$9mg$3@news-int.gatech.edu... > This may be impossible. My grandfather on my mother's side was a Finn by > the name of Falk. He and my grandmother separated after 2 weeks of > marriage, so his whereabouts are a bit up in the air, but is that name a > common one in Finland? > > MGB Hi, the name Falk is very common in Finland, mostly Falks were soldiers, but there are also farmers etc. Erkki T