Without more context I don't know if this is relevant but, if it's handwriting, could either V be U (especially second since it follows Q)? Also here in Jackson County we have Vehslage which I'm told was pronounced phonetically in German VEESLOGGA and in Hoosier FESSLOGGIE or FESSLOGGER where it also became Feslar and Fislar. Might be worth trying a variety of pronunciations (V=F or W) but I confess had I not been told I never would have guessed Fe/islar came out of Vehslage. Google Translate didn't help with either. Good luck with the search. Charlotte -- Charlotte Sellers Jackson County, Indiana historian / genealogist digging into local & family history On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Support Team via < in-south-central@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Recently I located a family surname but have not been able to locate name > heritage. The family name is Vesterqvist. > Is this German of ? > Thanks > WH > The IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL Rootsweb list is for genealogists and historians who > have an interest in the south central district of Indiana, as defined by > the Indiana Genealogial Society, including the counties of: Bartholomew, > Brown, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harris, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Orange, > Scott and Washington. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >