--- Bernard Fergus <[email protected]> wrote: > Could you please tell me about the surnames of > > PUTTERBAUGH... Sounds German to me.. Yep.. sure enough. Putterbaugh is an americanized corruption of the German Butterbach (butter brook) "The person who lived by a stream or brook among the butternut trees". The Butternut tree, also known as the White Walnut or Oil nut grows rapidly on well-drained soils of hillsides and stream banks. The sweet nut is eaten by Man and also Blue Jays, Red squirrels, and chipmunks. The Butternut is a very exotic looking tree, with large compound leaves made up to 11-17 leaflets. In spring the trees produce small purple flowers. Americanized German Names is a fascinating subject and can easily be researched in libraries and the internet. Regards John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/