Hmm.

According to the site, my name (Mellis) is Scottish, when it is in fact a variation of great-great-grandpa's Croatian name, and was foisted upon him at Ellis Island, as the immigration officials couldn't pronounce his name, and it began with an M, had some Ls in it, and ended with S, so they took Ellis and put an M on the front.

I also know that my family, my aunt, and a great-great aunt in West Virginia are currently his only living descendants.

So were did all the Mellises in New Zealand come from?