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My Name's origin
I've been very curious about the origins of my last name. THe original spelling of some ancestors in the U.S. were "Oelwein". I looked up the German translation and it seems to be "Oil wine". What is the possibility that this name could be Jewish? Can anybody help me know?
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My Name's origin  ·  Brett Ohlwine  ·  4/13/2007, 6:30 PM
You might want to try the surname board with this nt  ·  Norah  ·  4/13/2007, 6:45 PM
Re: You might want to try the surname board with this nt  ·  Brett  ·  4/17/2007, 4:10 PM
Re: You might want to try the surname board with this nt  ·  Norah  ·  5/1/2007, 6:49 PM
Re: My Name's origin  ·  Dessa  ·  4/13/2007, 6:40 PM