Hi folks, I've just been informed of this website http://www.taliesin-arlein.net/names/search.php What you find there, is THIS DATABASE, the content of which was kindly provided by the Office of National Statistics, holds a count of the number of people in England, Wales and the Isle of Mann with a given surname, based on the names of people registered with the NHS. The extract was prepared on 9th September 2002 So I put in some names that came to mind... name count ranking ==== === ===== Tatlah 22 = 85116 Tatley 58 = 46401 Tatli 12 = 127230 Tatlow 522 = 11005 Tattley 9 = 154387 Tetlay 15 = 109436 Tetley 1477 = 4817 Tetley-Jones 5 = 230412 Tetlaw 43 = 55819 Tetlow 1287 = 5392 Tettey 139 = 26873 Titley 2109 = 3525 Titlow 78 = 38693 Tittley 143 = 26388 So, the Titleys have numerical superiority! The Tetley-Jones, and Tattleys, seem to be endangered species! Cheers Rich -- Born in Sheffield, but currently in Nottingham UK. Family names:- ASHFORTH, CAVE, CHAMPION, HODGES, HOPE, JACKSON, NICHOLSON, SIMPSON, SLEE, TETLEY, WALKER, WESTOVER, WOOLLEN, WILLIAMS. Home Website: http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.tetley/