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Origin of Vo Total Records: 44  Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Germany, original name is von Heiser. Surnames: Heiser, Von Heiser Submitted by: Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: German, 'From the hill' or 'From the Castle' Originally 'Vonderburg Surnames: Funderburg, Vonderburg Submitted by: Amanda Funderburg Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Name comes from the Slovack republic, Bohemia, Czech Republic Surnames: Dvorak Submitted by: Jimmie Dvorak Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: This name is french. Surnames: Devore Submitted by: karen Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: I believe the name is Welsh in origin, coming from the word 'moel', meaning 'bare, or bald'. Surnames: Moyl, Voil, Voiles, Voyl, Voyles Submitted by: Karl Voiles Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Name was orginally VOLLBRECHT which was German Johann Wilhelm Vollbrecht changed the name when he was nationalized as a citizen of the colony's in 1762 (PA) pg 88 as William Fulbright. Surnames: Fulbright, Fullbright, Vollbrecht Submitted by: Paul Fullbright Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Spangenberg is a 'name of origin,' relating to the town of Spangenberg, southeast of Kassel in Central Germany. In the Middle Ages, people started leaving the small villages of their birth and moving to towns. When they arrived in the towns all they were known by was their Chirstian name - Hans, Fritz, Klaus, etc. However, there were a lot of people named Hans and Fritz and Klaus. To differentiate from one another, they took their birth town as their surname. For example, Hans von Spangenberg. The 'von' indicates 'from.' Eventually, the 'von' was dropped from the name. Surnames: Spangenberg, Spangenberger, Von Spangenberg Submitted by: Clayton D. Spangenberg, III Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Two brothers, Jahn and Joseph Vogel settled in Caldwell County, Texas in the early 1850's. They were from Prussia. Surnames: Vogel, Vogle Submitted by: Judith Renker Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: When our family immagrated from norway our last name was hard to pronounce, so they took his fathers name, Halvor, hence came halvorson. Surnames: Halvorson Submitted by: justin halvorson Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: The surmame of my family Surnames: Philavong Submitted by: Minaxay Philavong Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: The surmane my family Surnames: Philavong Submitted by: Minaxay Philavong Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: redfish, redhead, salmon, solomon, rudder. Surnames: Ruivo Submitted by: Isabel Ruivo Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Family from Rheinbischofsheim, Grand Duchy of Baden (Germany) Surnames: Vogel Submitted by: Denise Parsons Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Vaclav Vostral B:1-5-1840, probably Bohemia, perhaps Austria. W:Katherine Matzel (Matzelle?) Six children:Joesph, Frank, Emma, Edward ??. Died in Odessa Wa. Spoke only Bohemian. Surnames: Vostral Submitted by: Burton A. Williams Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Rosario VIVONA,son of Leonardo Vivona & Caterina SCIORTINO(1856),Partanna, Trapani, Sicily. Came from Castelvetrano,1891-1894, to Kansas City, MO. Childeren: Angelina, Franseca, Antonina, Gaspare& Lacey VIVONA. Surnames: VIVONA Submitted by: Deborah Vivona Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Vandy DVORAK was living in Janesville, Rock County, WI, at least between 1927 and 1931. Parents, Wencil and Mary DVORAK. Listed as surviving child of Wencil, not listed as survivor of Mary, spouse of Wencil. Must have died between 1927-1931. Janesville was Vandy's hometown between these years. Surnames: DVORAK Submitted by: John Dvorak Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Edward VOLLMAR was born 1833 in Blochingen, Stuttgart, Germany, died November 1895 in Hillsboro, Jefferson Co., Missouri. He was the son of Bernhard Vollmar and Veronica Hugger. Surnames: VOLLMAR Submitted by: Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Salvatore Restivo from Trapani,Sicily married to Mary Bondi in early 1900's. Surnames: Restivo Submitted by: Kim Restivo Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: David Ch May 1810 London, Eng. Parents David and Mary Married Elizabeth Hannah Shingler 4 March 1849 London, Eng. Surnames: Voyer Submitted by: Sylvia Rowe Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: I am researching all Voliva's to connect them with John Voleway (Voliva)found in 1700 in Albemarle Precint, NC. Surnames: Voliva Submitted by: Benjamin H. Voliva Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Joseph b. 31 Jan 1889 in Italy. Moved to New York, then San Francisco, then Sacramento, California. Had brother Arthur. Spoke both English & Italian (Arberesh?) without accents. Surnames: Aievoli Submitted by: Anne Marie Willson Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: In the Croation language, novo = new sel(o) = village. so the name could be Newvillage Surnames: Novosel Submitted by: George Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Vopal, Vopalensky family from Milwaukee, WI, originally from Dusejov, Czech Republic Surnames: Vopal Submitted by: Susan Chapman Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Vopal, Vopalensky family from Milwaukee, WI, originally from Dusejov, Czech Republic Surnames: Vopalensky Submitted by: Susan Chapman Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Herr is German for the words "Sir" or "Mr." The traced name for Herr is originally Herr Von Bilreid (not sure of the spelling). When this family left Germany for religous reasons they dropped the full title and left the simple formal address of "Sir" or "Mr." Surnames: Herr, Herr Von Bilried Submitted by: Ed Herr Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Portugal Surnames: Pedralvo Submitted by: Pierre Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: which caste VOHRA belongs-kashmiri or punjabi Surnames: vohra Submitted by: Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Freedom Surnames: Svoboda Submitted by: Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: From Alford, a town in Lincolnshire, England, signifying the old ford or way, from ald, old, and ford, a ford, way, or pass. Surnames: Alford, Alvord Submitted by: Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Volz German origin from Voll means full, fully variants: Folz, Foltz, Voll, Volk, Volsch Surnames: Volz Submitted by: glitz Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Gunnor Old Norse origin means strife and cautious Surnames: Gunnvor Submitted by: glitz Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: In George F. Jones book it says "TTER" means "Dweller on the ETT (river)" or "Dweller in a wattled enclosure." I have had cnfirmed by three people fom Schweiz, Austria and Baden-Wurttemberg, that Etter means this. 1.) The word Etter comes from the Alemans. It was the name of the Bounds, Fences of her Village. The villages of the Alemans was enclosed by "Palisades" witch was called etter. Daniel Etter Schweiz 2.) "Ethymologisches W?rterbuch der deutschen familiennamen" = "Ethymological dictionary of german familynames". according to this book there are 2 possibilities. A: the name based on the old fences (as we already have discussed) B: the name based on the old alemannic word of Etter which means Kinsman. Alexander Lutz Austria 3.) ETTER: either is 1) Middle High German "?ter" = village fence, boundary; or 2) MHG "etter" = cousin. ETTERLI(N): Affectionate form for Etter = cousin. Etterli(n) was widely spread in the alemannic region (the -i is typically Swiss). In 1407 there is a Heinzmann ETTERLIN, Vogt (bailiff, administrator) at Istein (L?rrach, near the Swiss border), and in 1441 Anton => ?TTERLI (!), also spelt ETTER- LIN, town scribe in Schaffhausen (Switzerland). Heinz Majer Baden-W?rttemberg Surnames: Etter, Vogel, Kremitzki, Howard, Parsons Submitted by: Robert Etter Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: The name "deVaux" appears as early as 800A.D. in France, in Acadia ca 1691. The name means "of the valleys" the word "vaux" being the plural of "valley" in old French, extant today in the phrase "par monts et par vaux". The progenitor of the name in Old Acadia was Michel. Surnames: de Vaux, Deveau, Devoe Submitted by: Col. John B. Devoe Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Dutch (see link below). Surnames: Walvoord Submitted by: Scott Walvoord Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Slave Originates from Sicily. Other forms: Schiavi (slaves) Schiava (female slave) Surnames: Schiavo Submitted by: Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Savory Surnames: Savory Submitted by: Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: Italian Surnames: Calvosa Submitted by: Keith Calvosa Origin of Vo, Meaning of Vo Origin: portuguese, meaning "New Man" Surnames: Novo Submitted by: taylor novo 2/17/2012 8:12 AM Page 1 of 2

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