WHYNOT, WHYNOTT, WHYNAUGHT (Fr.) Descendant of little Guyon (little wood). ---Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by Elsdon C. Smith. Barbara BudElWood@aol.com wrote: >Dear List, >I believe I sent this inquiry a few days ago, but haven't seen it show up to >get answered, so I am (being consumed by surname-origin curiosity) >re-submitting the question. >What could be the origin of the surname WHYNOT? This is a Maine surname. >Thank you. >Bud Elwood > > >============================== >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 > > > >