This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: poohdooh1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.kings/16375.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As long as you have 2 letters in addition to the *, it will work. You actually can use the * in this manner: *i*ues I used no first name, no year and no county. That search returned 5 pages of possible matches. Check pages 4 and 5 for many XIQUES births. Hope that helps you out. Catherine Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.