origin and meaning
could someone help me find my surnames past as it doesnt seem to exist. i was informed that it was either french or italian
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No idea how accurate the info is but here are a few web sites to look at
http://www.movable-type.co.uk/veness/
http://www.ancestry.com/search/SurnamePage.aspx?html=b&In=veness&soursecode=13304
Put Veness in the search box then click on the Venus link

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This message was edited 11/2/2005, 5:06 PM

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