This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wages Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0FVBAEB/203.5.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Jim, Thanks for your post. I’m still out here and interested in all the tips. Since my original post I’ve found a filter on the ancestry.com home page helps identify the foreign birthplace countries of your surname. When I type in “Wages” the highest distribution of those with this surname were born in Germany. I few in Austria, less in Poland and one in France. Based on this I think the “Black Dutch” is really “Black Deutsche” as you mentioned previously. If you have anymore information let me know. Thanks. Jean Anderson