This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ei.2ADI/2397.1 Message Board Post: you should look for Johansson/johanssen..........many cultures at one point used different endings for male children and female. In Swedish it would be sen or son for the males and datter for the girls meaning son or datter of Johans! The swedish are fairly good in this country for keeping gen. records look for a Swedish cultral center for help in you area.