"Stinger" <tsting321@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I am 22 years young and I have been told that my last name isn't > what it is. I haven't got much information cause nobody seems to > know or willing to talk, but is there a way that I can work back > from the name I have now to find what it was originally? I think it > is kind of a stretch, but shouldn't it be registered with the > government when it was changed? I have no idea what I am talking > about, so any help on researching and what not would be greatly > appreciated. historically last names are a new invention in Iceland everybody is someone's son or daughter no new family names allowed since 1911 get your birth certificate find out if your parents were married Hugh W "Hugh Watkins" <hugh_watkins@net.dialog.dk>

Hugh, You can also get death certificates for your parents if they have have passed away. You may also be able to get death certificates for your paternal grandparents. If you need help, www.familytreemaker.com has a wonderful how-to guide and genealogy lessons. You have to look around on the home page to find them, but they're worth it. Anita "buckeyegal" <buckeyegal@insight.rr.com>