Ross, In addition to the extensive answer from Hugh below, may be added: According to the norwegian surname search on http://www.ssb.no/navn/ there are only 6 people using the surname Fullerton presently in Norway. Petter On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:15:35 -0000, "Hugh Watkins" <hugh.watkins@gmail.com> wrote: > >From: "Ross F" <rfullerton_101@hotmail.com> >Subject: quick question... >Date: 14 February 2005 10:11 > >I live in Shetland Isles which used to belong to Norway but now >Scotland and was wondering since my family has lived here for >centuries if theres any Norwegians with the surname "FULLERTON" or if >its a British name > >-ton is not a usdual ending in Norway except for peopel of (say) british >descent > >patronymics lasted longer in Norway than Denamrk >(Iceland still uses them) > >see > > >Danish personal names and naming FAQ >http://www.rootsweb.com/~dnkcen/FAQ/names.html > >for the basics norwegian also used farm names to add to the patronymic > >The references in the text to Diplomatarium Norvegicum (a collection of >medieval charters) >Oluf Rygh: Norwegian Farm Names >http://www.dokpro.uio.no/rygh_ng/rygh_form.html > >Those Norwegian names, a little history and tips for online researchers >on >http://www.norwayheritage.com/ships/ > >http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/genealogy.asp?articleid=2&zoneid=2 > >I will start this section with a little background history. The "first name" >was from ancient times and up till about 100 years ago the name of the >person. You did not have a surname in the way we have nowadays. The old >vikings believed that the child would achieve qualities and protection from >what they were named after, like animals and weapons. The old norse names >originally consisted of two components, a prefix and a suffix. ><< > >just work back step by step >http://www.ancestry.co.uk/ > >Search Results: Fullerton in = Subscription Required (Sign Up!) >Your search returned 4,477 matches in the databases below. > > Census Records 2,325 matches | info > > 1901 England Census 648 > 1891 England Census 646 > 1881 England Census 528 > 1871 England Census 392 > >snipped > see also >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=5538&p=localities.britisles.scotland.shi.general >Search Results: 16 matches for "Fullerton" >and > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=surnames.fullerton > >Search Results: 25 matches for "Scotland" none for Shetland > >above all >Official government source for Scottish genealogy GROS >www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Welcome to the official government source of >genealogical data for Scotland. ... www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. > > > >worth a week in Edinburgh -cheaper on a day ticket > >Hugh W >