had no idea....
i just stumbled onto this web site by tying my last name into a search engine.... and voila!!!
i had no idea there were soooo many spellings of our last name.my great grandparents came to america when they were in their early 20's and settled in cleveland, oh.my whole family is still there....i am pretty ignorant when it comes to lineage and such so i'm almost afriad to ask whether we are all related in some way or not.or is the name as common as 'smith' or 'jones'?when i was small i remember my grandfather telling me that the name meant 'holy day'.however, i also read the other messges that it represents a holy figure by the side of the road...
anyways, my parents will be pleased to know this web site exists.i will forward the info!