Would you like to see a visual map of the distribution of people in Italy with your last name? Go to the website at http://gens.labo.net/it/cognomi and type in your surname in the box under “Cognomi:” and hit Enter or click the arrow button. A map of Italy will pop up and display the results. You can click on three different styles of maps and even zoom in for a close up view. This will give you some idea of the possible region of origin of your surname. For further information about the origin of your Italian surname, please contact our society President, Flavio Andreatta, at ighsc-sgaic@sympatico.ca or call 1 (519) 733-0949 in Canada.