In a message dated 3/20/2009 7:10:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: "Bobl" in German this might be BOEBL oe ,the 2dots over the Umlaut,(a,u too) Which might be of Bavarian or Austrian orig.? Boebele of swabian orig. Just a thought.Doris. **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

Bobl and Böbl have only one single occurrence each on GeoGen for entire Germany. Personally I would guess your name comes from Böbel. This name has a bit more occurrences, but still is not quite frequent. The geographical distribution of this name may help you identify where your ancestors originally came from. Highest concentration indeed is in Schwaben and western Bavaria (probably Oberpfalz, not sure though). Check this link: http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/v3/ Enter Böbel, press "Kartieren", then press for the relative distribution. Regards, Thierry   Dr. Thierry P. Dietrich D-61250 Usingen ________________________________ Von: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> An: [email protected] Gesendet: Samstag, den 21. März 2009, 00:44:53 Uhr Betreff: Re: [HESSE] Help with last name In a message dated 3/20/2009 7:10:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  [email protected] writes: "Bobl"   in German this might be BOEBL oe ,the 2dots over the  Umlaut,(a,u too)   Which might be of Bavarian or Austrian orig.?  Boebele  of swabian orig. Just a thought.Doris. **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store?  Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message