Hello -- This is in reply to Brenda <[email protected]> who posted earlier today (28 Nov) on surname SNOULTON in Kent, ENG. Brenda, you're right that this name isn't common but darned if I haven't run across it somewhere in my searches through the three hundred or so East Kent parishes. (This is my geographical area of interest on all my maternal lines.) In fact, I know I've made note of an Osbourne SNOULTON in the past (is he "yours"?) but I can't remember why. Most likely, the SNOULTON line connects by marriage to some other surname I'm researching (not necessarily Huguenot/Walloon). I notice that two Osbourne SNOULTONs are mentioned on the IGI (which is online at http://www.familysearch.org) and they're in areas where Protestant refugees were found (Canterbury & Bethnal Green, London). As for variants or origins, I haven't a clue. Maybe someone out there on the list can offer an opinion? In the meantime, it would be helpful to the rest of us if you posted again with some details as to why you're thinking that this name may have had non-English origins. Also, you didn't mention any possible Huguenot/Walloon connection. Do you suspect any such connection? Andrea