Hi all: Geoff sent the following: domi livori = from the pale house(s) = domi (house(s) lovor (pale, livid) or domi Livii = the house(s) of the Livius family. I went on to the Behind the Name website at: http://www.behindthename.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?terms=livius and this is what they had to say about the surname Livius: LIVIUS m Ancient Roman Roman family name which may be related to either Latin liveo "to envy" or lividus "blue, envious". Titus Livius, also known as Livy, was a Roman historian who wrote a history of the city of Rome. This name was brought into Great Britain by the Romans. I will keep you posted on what this turns up. Dona Baker