This has nothing to do with any surnames but thought you all might like to see it. <A HREF="http://www.genealogy.com/00000011.html">Click here: Genealogy.com: Word meanings </A> This is what caught my eye, the Jr realy had us going while doing research for the Grimes in Stewart Co., Ga. history book. When we use the words "junior" and "senior," we normally think of a father and son relationship. However, in the past, these words were used much more liberally and could refer to an uncle and nephew, or even to two people with the same name who were unrelated. Christine Grimes Thacker