what's you're family history?

[Miss T]

Tough

[KenJi]

Originally Posted by Skitzo_Style

why not check out japanese last names then?

www.google.com search: japanese last names/ japanese name meanings/ japanese family crests/

Thanx whitey. Thats extra work though haha

[Bitchin]

according to this one of my last names isnt listed.

wtf?!

[Skitzo_Style]

it has mostly to do with aglo-saxon related last names. i'll give you the same advice i gave our cheery yellow friend above you: google your last name or look up ______________ family tree/crest/history.

Originally Posted by Jen-E-03

Todd
English (mainly northern) and Scottish: nickname for someone thought to resemble a fox, for example in cunning or slyness, or perhaps more obviously in having red hair, from northern Middle English tod(de) ‘fox’ (of unknown origin).

We have the same last name

[Gusto]

turns out there is actually no such thing as a "family crest". crests were awarded to individuals rather than surnames. so someone with your last name might have had that crest or coat of arms sometime ago, but it doesn't necessarily belong to your family. a lot of sites and companies won't tell you this so that you'll buy a copy of your crest or whatever. i found this out when i was planning on getting my "crest" as a tattoo, but i'm reconsidering after learning this.

anyway, here's mine:

[Gusto]

Originally Posted by Skitzo_Style

that's what the crest is, the coat of arms in the middle. the rest is just creative that the person selling the stuff made himself.

bit more to it than that:

http://www.fleurdelis.com/coatofarms.htm

[mapleleaf4ever]

A lot more! There's an entire Science to it. Heraldry is a big thing in England, takes years of Training.

http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/

Just a glimpse to the complexity of it all.