This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ktsok Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.hawkins/2264.2.4.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have also seen Amyx as Amacks and Amis. It is a strange name. I have a friend whose family came to the U.S. in the late 1930s. They were Jewish and trying to get out of Europe. They had been living in France for a number of years. When they went through U.S. immigration the guy couldn't spell their name, and they lived in Coer d'laine (excuse my spelling), France, so the immigration officer called them Curlang and that became their name in America! Now that I think about it, there's a Germantown, MD, also. I noticed the Klepper name! Also Wax (Wachs or Vaus). My sister married a guy from Germany named Voss. I guess I have just been stuck in an "UK" rut for so long I am having a hard time getting out. I remember my cousins asking if we went to school with Indians in New Mexico. They thought they still rode horses and carried tomohawks. Years later we found half our family married Indians and the other half fought them. So you never know where those names came from or where they went! Vikings! That's a good background even it if was a surprise! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.