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TO-MAY-TO, TO-MAH-TO         PO-TAY-TO, PO-TAH-TO!

                          SAR-LO, DI SAR-LO, SAR-LI

Have you been wondering why you are seeing Sarlo's, Sarli's, and Di Sarlo's? When I am transcribing early records, the surname varies, even in numerous records for the same person. I have noticed that the earlier records seem to be consistently "Sarlo" or "Di Sarlo." But two generations after Saverio Sarlo seem to go by "Sarli." It is possible that certain branches of the family changed the Sarlo surname to Sarli to differentiate themselves.

I make it my policy to copy names as they are written in the record, but as long as I can prove a relationship, whether it is Sarlo, Sarli, or Di Sarlo, I'm happy.