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Origin of Ando Total Records: 8  Origin of Ando, Meaning of Ando Origin: The surname came from the Norman conquerors of England. The descendents of Eudo 'Comes Brittanie' came through England. One of the descendants married Helewisa de Glanville, the daughter of Ranulf de Glanville. One of the sons was named Ranulf for his grandfather, and he named his son Ranulf. In the custom of the day, that son was Ranulf FitzRanulf. The family name develped from Ranulf FitzRanulf. Most branches dropped the Fitz later, my line in the late 1800's. Surnames: Fitzrandall, Fitzrandolph, Randal, Randall, Randolph Submitted by: Richard Randolph Origin of Ando, Meaning of Ando Origin: An explanation for the origin is that the surname Andolz originated in Aragon. The root for the surname might be 'an dolce' - ' the sweet one'. This might be the result of either a candy maker or someone that played a 'sweet' sounding flute like instrument. Surnames: Andolz Submitted by: Francisco Andolz Origin of Ando, Meaning of Ando Origin: I do believe that the origin of our name lies in the small village of ANDOY, south oh Namur, Belgium ; in the old times, ordinary people had only one name, for instance: john, son of bill, or albert, from Andoy; then the king (for taxes , army and all) decided to list all the families, giving them a name : du pont , du bois ... and thus making a d' Andoy family d' standing for" from" Surnames: Dandoy Submitted by: Bernard Dandoy Origin of Ando, Meaning of Ando Origin: From the Latin words, 'sancto' and 'vallis' meaning 'holy valley' or those who are from the holy valley. Surnames: Sandoval Submitted by: Lori Sandoval Origin of Ando, Meaning of Ando Origin: unknown, it is believed it may be spanish. Surnames: Finfando Submitted by: Ela Finfando Origin of Ando, Meaning of Ando Origin: polish Surnames: lewandowski Submitted by: Origin of Ando, Meaning of Ando Origin: finland Surnames: Kandoll Submitted by: Origin of Ando, Meaning of Ando Origin: Italy Surnames: Iandolo Submitted by: 12/1/2008 9:37 PM Page 1 of 1

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