My cousin in Napa is grateful to you, Barbara. Me, too. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: LaChance Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 1:57 PM To: SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] AXE, AX AXE (English) One who lived on, or near, the Axe, the name of two rivers in England. ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. Barbara GARY RADCLIFFE wrote: > Received a request for the meaning of this name - AX and AXE. > Thought of Aix la Chappelle but there is an old English given > name of Aecce's Ford = Axford and Aecce's Ton = Axton. > The first element is an old given name, meaning still unknown > to me. > > Your help appreciated as always, > > Gary > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237