The simplest way to determine how common a name is involves using a search of telephone directories. The only problem is with the very common names and if Jacobi proves to be such a name (I doubt it) you will not be able to manage the results. This has the advantage that you can narrow things down by state or area code and in some cases even by town. Good luck,. Been there done that and have been happily rewarded. Dave Wulfman. Dan LeDroit wrote: >Ron, I am in the central part of Nebraska. There is a chain of stores in >our area of the US called "Jacobi Carpet One". They may have a corporate >website that you could e-mail to find out about the "founding family" of >Jacobi's. Good luck! > >Gloria > > > >>From: "Ron" <rongis@bigpond.com> >>Reply-To: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >>Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:30:17 +0800 >>To: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [S-H-RTS] Re: Surnames >>Resent-From: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >>Resent-Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 05:30:01 -0700 >> >>Hi Listers >> >>I am just resubmiting my family names. >> >>Grandparents:- Willy Albert Carl JACOBI born 23rd September 1894 in >>Schleswig, and Marie Christine Dorothea SCHMIDT born 23rd June 1899 in >>Buschau and married 14th December 1919. >> >>G.Grandparents (parents of Marie) are:- Friedrich Detlef SCHMIDT and >>Maria(Marie} Henriette DAVID. >> >>I am quite curious as to how common these surnames are or if anyone on list >>have any relating to the above? >> >>Thanks in advance for any replys. >> >>Gisela >>Perth >>Western Australia >> >> >> >>==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >>Eine Erklaerung von Fachbegriffen und die Regeln der SH-ROOTS finden Sie hier: >>http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/regeln.htm >> >> > > >==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Eine Erklaerung von Fachbegriffen und die Regeln der SH-ROOTS finden Sie hier: >http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/regeln.htm > > >. > > >

Thanks to both Gloria and Dave Wulfman for taking the time to make suggestions as to how I can search for the names that I am researching. Regards Gisela Perth Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "D.S. Wulfman" <aa076@chebucto.ns.ca> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 5:05 AM Subject: Re: [S-H-RTS] Re: Surnames > The simplest way to determine how common a name is involves using a > search of telephone directories. The only problem is with the very > common names and if Jacobi proves to be such a name (I doubt it) you > will not be able to manage the results. > This has the advantage that you can narrow things down by state or area > code and in some cases even by town. Good luck,. Been there done that > and have been happily rewarded. Dave Wulfman. > Dan LeDroit wrote: > > >Ron, I am in the central part of Nebraska. There is a chain of stores in > >our area of the US called "Jacobi Carpet One". They may have a corporate > >website that you could e-mail to find out about the "founding family" of > >Jacobi's. Good luck! > > > >Gloria > > > > > > > >>From: "Ron" <rongis@bigpond.com> > >>Reply-To: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >>Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:30:17 +0800 > >>To: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >>Subject: [S-H-RTS] Re: Surnames > >>Resent-From: SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >>Resent-Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 05:30:01 -0700 > >> > >>Hi Listers > >> > >>I am just resubmiting my family names. > >> > >>Grandparents:- Willy Albert Carl JACOBI born 23rd September 1894 in > >>Schleswig, and Marie Christine Dorothea SCHMIDT born 23rd June 1899 in > >>Buschau and married 14th December 1919. > >> > >>G.Grandparents (parents of Marie) are:- Friedrich Detlef SCHMIDT and > >>Maria(Marie} Henriette DAVID. > >> > >>I am quite curious as to how common these surnames are or if anyone on list > >>have any relating to the above? > >> > >>Thanks in advance for any replys. > >> > >>Gisela > >>Perth > >>Western Australia > >> > >> > >> > >>==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > >>Eine Erklaerung von Fachbegriffen und die Regeln der SH-ROOTS finden Sie hier: > >>http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/regeln.htm > >> > >> > > > > > >==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > >Eine Erklaerung von Fachbegriffen und die Regeln der SH-ROOTS finden Sie hier: > >http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/regeln.htm > > > > > >. > > > > > > > > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Technical Terms and Rules of the S-H-ROOTS: > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm > >