Every name on this list carries with it a story — the story of an ancestor and the family they helped shape. By following the links, you’ll step into brief biographies that trace each ancestral line: who they were, when they lived, and the work they devoted their lives to. Each journey begins with the earliest known progenitor of the family and continues until the line meets another name, another story, another branch of the tree. From there, you can follow the thread into the next family, weaving together the generations that brought us to where we are today.
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH A
Abela
Abram
Agius [Hagius]
Allegritto
Aouste [Rousse]
Attard
Aubert
Axchiach [Axiach, Axach]
Axiach [Axchiach, Axach]
Axach [Axchiach, Axiach]
Axasis
Azzopardi [Zupard]
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH B
Baulleux
Bajada
Baldacchino
Ballico
Balzan [Balzano]
Barbara
Barozzi
Barthmann
Basset
Baucer [Bauzher, Bauzhar, Bauer]
Baydun [Baidun]
Beetson [Beatson]
Boissy
Bonavia
Bonnici [Bonnich]
Borg
Borgia
Boulay
Bouraine
Bourgarel
Brianso
Brianson
Briffa
Buckland
Bugeja [Buggeja, Bugeya]
Busuttil
THE BEETSOn or BEATSON FAMILY
Maternal family branch from Yorkshire.
THE BORG FAMILY
Protestant Hessian family originally from Windecken and Hanau.
THE BARTHMAN FAMILY
Protestant Hessian family originally from Windecken and Hanau.
THE BAUCER FAMILY
Istrian family which settled in Trieste.
FAMILY
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH C
Cachia [Casha]
Calleja
Callus
Camerini [Camerino, de Camerino]
Camilleri
Carlett [Ciarlett]
Caruana
Cassar
Castellan [de Castellan]
Caus
Cherouise
Chiaramonte [Ciaramonte]
Coates [Coats, Cotes, Coatel]
Cormi
Cossart
Cotterli [Quotterli]
Cremese [Gremese]
Cremese detto Coroner
Crook
Cuchino
Cutajar
Cuttone [Cottone]
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH D
Dalli
Dandré
Daniel [Danielle]
Dardet
Darmanin
Daum
D'Elia
De Anglesola
De Boissy [Boissy]
De Borja
De Bartolo
De Cassar [Cassar]
De Castillon
De Guevara [Deguara, De Gura, Guevara]
De Groslay
De Groulay
De Gura [Deguara, De Guevara, Guevara]
De La Moliére
De Lange
De Mattia
De Zammit
Deguara [De Guevara]
Del Bosco
Denans [Denanse]
Denanse [Denans]
Derché
Di Bernardo
Dickinson
Diedel [Diedlin, Dietel]
Dietel [Diedel, Diedlin]
Dimech
Domy
Dorotea
Dousoulin [Jensolen, Jensolenque]
Dreotta [Dreosso, Driussi, Driusso]
Dreosso [Dreotta, Driussi, Driusso]
Driussi [Dreosso, Dreotta, Driusso]
Driusso [Dreosso, Dreotta, Driussi ]
Durighello
DAUGHTER OF THE ORIENT
This poem was dedicated to my great great grandmother by the renown French poet Alphonse Lemartine. Thou ! the child of the East, dost thou ask me for song ? Thou ! born where the desert wind sweepeth along ; The flower of the gardens the bulbul might choose For the opening blossom his love […]
DAUGHTER OF THE ORIENT
Charlotte was a breath-taking sight. A light transparent blouse, as white and fragrant as the flowers of the jasmine framing her window, discreetly showing off her physical advantages, a …
HELP FROM THE PAST: THE GOLLER LIST
Margarete Diedel or Dietel’s origins were almost impossible to retrace, until the AL Goller, a list of families from the Münchberg region turned up. The list was compiled around the 1970s or even earlier.
STEPHANIE’S DOUBLE
Lacking documents the status of Stéphanie Jorelle maternal line, is hazy. We would like to lift the fog to shed some light on her maternal heritage.
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH E
Ellul [Hellul]
Engelhardt
Estienne
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH F
Falzon
Farrugia
Felgenhauer [Felgenhäuer, Velgenhawer]
Felgenhäuer [Felgenhauer, Velgenhawer]
Felice
Fewler
Fleuret
Formosa
Fortunez of Pamplona
Fourniquet
Fyfe
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH G
Galea
Gatt
Gauci [Gauchi]
Gauchi [Gauci]
Geller [Keller]
Gentile
Gentilini
Geofroi [Geofroy, Geoffroy, Geofroid, Jaufret]
Geofroid [Geofroy, Geoffroy, Geofroi, Jaufret]
Geofroy [Geoffroy, Geofroi, Geofroid, Jaufret]
Geoffroy [Geofroy, Geofroi, Geofroid, Jaufret]
Gerada
Gerasa [Girada]
Gerlach
Gil de Borja
Girada [Gerasa]
Gioia [Gioya]
Gioya [Gioia]
Godby [Godfrey]
Godfrey [Godby]
Gogola
Gozzi
Grandin
Gremese [Cremese]
Grimm [Grym, Krim]
Grisit
Guevara [De Guevara, Deguara, De Gura]
Guiard [Guyat]
Guigou [Guigue]
Guigue [Guigou]
Guyat [Guiard]
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH H
Hagius [Agius]
Hall
Hargreave [Hargress]
Hargress [Hargreave]
Hellul [Ellul]
Hildner
Hili
Hill
Hoffritz(en)
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH I
Icard [Aycar, Aycard, Ayeard]
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH J
Jacquin
Jaufret [Geofroy, Geoffroy, Geofroi, Geofroid,]
Jensolen [Jensolenque, Dousoulin]
Jensolenque [Jensolen, Dousoulin]
Jung
Junkhusen
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH K
Keller [Geller]
Kessler
Kopf
Köstler
Krim [Grimm, Grym]
Kziz
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH L
La Fauche [Lafauche]
Lafauche [La Fauche]
Lappen
Lavoué
Le Conte
Le Maistre
Lelievre
Leoni
Linhart
Luin [Lun]
Lun [Luin]
FAMILY NAMES BEGINNING WITH M
Macklish [McCliesh, McLiesh]
Magro [Magri]
Magri [Magro]
Mallebré [Mallembray, Mallembré, Mallimpré]
Mallembray [Mallebré, Mallembré, Mallimpré]
Mallembré [Mallebré, Mallembray, Mallimpré]
Mallimpré [Mallebré, Mallembray, Mallembré]
Mallia
Mangion [Mangione]
Marchand
Marsiglia
Martinenq [Martinenque]
Martinenque [Martinenq]
Mattia [de Mattia]
McCliesh [McLiesh, Macklish]
McLiesh [McCliesh, Macklish]
Metra [Metral, Merlot]
Metral [Metra, Merlot]
Merlot [Metra, Metral]
Micallef
Mifsud
Mizzi
Modotti [Modotto]
Modotto [Modotti]
Mogliett
Moissac
Molinaro [Mulinaro]
Mulinaro [Molinaro]
Muscat
Muschina [Musina]
Musina [Muschina]
Muxi
Rousse [Aouste]
THE OBSCURE SCERRIS FROM SICILY
Maltese are not only a seafaring nation. They are a nation of emigrants and Sicily was one of their favourite landing places …
“FROM SHEFFIELD” IN IRELAND
According to my mother, the Sinnett-Smiths were swashbuckling pirates from Sheffield. Considering the lack of infrastructure required for pirates to carry out their business in Sheffield, we need to explore alternative origins for these adventurous souls.
STEPHANIE’S DOUBLE
Lacking documents the status of Stéphanie Jorelle maternal line, is hazy. We would like to lift the fog to shed some light on her maternal heritage.
Velgenhawer [Felgenhauer, Felgenhäuer]
Zuppard [Azzipardi]
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