Ray, Thanks! What has caught me by surprise is the inclusion of the name Wiseman as we have that name married with our Johnstons. Amazing how they stayed together over the centuries. Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see," >From A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay -----Original Message----- From: irl-cork-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:irl-cork-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ray Hennessy Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 12:49 PM To: irl-cork@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Irl-Cork] Re. Huguenots On 24 November 2010 14:53, Cliff. Johnston <moments-in-time@comcast.net>wrote: > > Do you know of any site that lists the most common Huguenot surnames? > Hi Cliff Try this link for more names: http://www.aftc.com.au/Huguenot/Hug.html The list doesn't include one I know: TAPHOUSE. This is apparently an Anglicized form of TAPUIS which is from the French "tapis" = "carpet" It was an occupational surname as many of them wove carpets. TAPHOUSE was especially found in the English Midlands around Birmingham. Long boring story about this name which was married into my mother's family. BTW: Googling "huguenot surnames" will give you lots of other sources. Be lucky Ray ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message