Anne Burgess's reply to Susan Cox : >> Other family names are Mary, May, Alexander. > Not very useful as they are all pretty common > (May is usually short for Marjory) Hi Susan There are some other names you might take into account when searching: May is also a Pet Name for Mary and Molly. Marjory can be spelt Margery and Marjorie. See www.whatinaname.net [sorry for the self-publicity!] Ray Hennessy