Thank you Barbara I thought Hurson sounded Swedish or German. My Hurson is my GGrandmother strange thing is she was born in Ireland originally County Tyrone later County Longford could be the Norse effect in Northern Ireland. Go figure thanks again. Tom in FL Surnames I am researching: Bardon/Barden, Bauer, Carey, Dunnigan, Eastwood, Emerling/Emmerling, Finster, Haag, Hurson and Schaefer http://community.webtv.net/TOM727/BARDONFAMILYHISTORY