Researching a last name "Odom" any idea what country is came from??
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Uganda, Lira or Apac District.
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http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/search.asp\n\nThat will allow you to search names starting with an R\n\nYou can also check out \nhttp://www.name-stats.com\n\nThis site gives a list of the most popular names in a bunch of different countries around the world... really cool!
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The surname of Burls originated in England.  This was the name given to the cup bearers of noble families.  It is derived from the word "byrle" which means "cup bearer or butler."  Hope this helps.  You can view a picture of the Burls family crest at http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/burles-family-crest.htm
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houseofnames.com/xq/asp/s.Pearman/Origin.EN/.../coatofarms_details.htm
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mwahaha--> dang where did you come from??
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A hasty but simple way would be typing in your name into a search engine. uk.yahoo.com will give you the option of searching pages only from Ireland. However, there are websites; such as surnameweb.org, genealogyforum.rootsweb.com, and ancestry.com; that specialize in geneology. Try asking relatives; they may know a thing or two about your ancestry.
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God, no one in this program takes anyone seriously... Anyway, why don't you call this random country Himmel? I was bred just five minutes ago, and the German Translator said that meant Heaven. Unless you want to call it Holle, which is Hell, only with those two freaky dots above the 'o'. Hope it helps!
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You could try to Google it or get on line in one of those name check websites. Sometimes you can get lucky there.\nI wish you luck!
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it's a sure thing the family came originally from scotland, you could try u.k. websites census.org.uk might help
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Try google search for names and their meanings. :o)
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Hi there,\n\nThe name originated from Spain and Cuba.  Here are a couple of websites with more info:\n\nhttp://www.surnameweb.org/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=swlink&report=norigin&surname=Galarza\n\nhttp://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=5&ln=Galarza&o_xid=9879&o_lid=9879&o_xt=21840&offerid=0%3a7896%3a0
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surnames.behindthename.com\n\nI think this might still be in BETA but has a lot of information.
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Maybe, maybe not.  My last name is Latin, but none of my family is Latin (my father's family came from Scotland).  You would have to research your family tree to know.
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A family name, or surname, is the part of a person's name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. The use of family names is not universal throughout history. In many parts of the world, they did not appear in common use until the 17th to 19th centuries, and in some cultures they are not used today. In many cultures of Asia, the family name is typically spoken or written first when referring to an individual, while in most Western cultures, the family name is last, giving rise to the term last name for family name.\n\nThe word surname is "name" prefixed by the French word sur (meaning "on"), which derives from Latin super ("over"). In the past it was sometimes spelled sirname or sirename (suggesting that it meant "man's name" or "father's name") due to fake etymology.\n\nIn English-, Dutch-, German- and French-speaking countries, people often have two or more given names (first and middle), and the family name goes at the end. (Occasionally a surname is called the "second name", which can be confused with the middle name.) In Spanish, people have one or more given names and two family names, one from the father and one from the mother. In Italy, people may have one or more given names, no middle name, and a family name.\n\nThe use of family names varies among cultures. In particular, Icelanders, Tibetans, Burmese, and Javanese often do not use a family name — well-known people lacking a family name include U Thant (Burmese), Suharto and Sukarno (see Indonesian names). Also, many royal families do not use family names. In many cultures, few non-aristocratic families had surnames prior to the 15th century.\n\nA woman's family name traditionally changes upon marriage in some cultures, although few countries mandate such a change. Other modern options include combining both family names, changing neither name, or creating a new name, e.g. combining letters of previous surnames or creating a pseudonym unrelated to the previous surnames.\n\nIn the 19th century, Francis Galton published a statistical study of the extinction of family names. (See Galton-Watson process for an account of some of the mathematics.)
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I have a Lithuanian friend wih a surname like that, but I think it's Pikita. Lithuania and Russia were closely linked for a long time, so it's probably related somehow.
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Czech.  I googled it for you :-)
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I think he is from Tocnik, Czech Republic.\n\nI tried to analyze some Czech sites about this guy and where hometown should be said "útočník", which translated, is the city Tocnik.