Thank you, Barbara. I have seen PALAFOX among Mexican-Americans and also among the English. VITTITOE (and it's many variants) was probably originally Italian but found its way to England early on. Many early Americans bore this name in Virginia and surrounding states. Their meanings have always eluded me. Gary Radcliffe

Gary, Don't know if it is related, but found the name "Vitti" in an Italian surname book. It says it is a pet form of a name "DAVIDE", derived from the Hebrew name "David". Source: Our Italian Surnames by Joseph G. Fucilla [email protected] wrote: > Thank you, Barbara. I have seen PALAFOX among Mexican-Americans and > also among the English. > > VITTITOE (and it's many variants) was probably originally Italian but found > its > way to England early on. Many early Americans bore this name in Virginia > and surrounding states. Their meanings have always eluded me. > > Gary Radcliffe > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp