Arab Heritage in Malta

I said that Maltese have always been catholic, and when I said maltese people descended from mediterranean people, I meant arabs as well so the part where I said not arabs, I was saying not only arabs. I find it hard to understand the I am bigoted for saying maltese descended from others as well as arabs. Sorry if you misunderstood the comment.

The very first people who settled on the island were Sicilian and I believe that the Maltese are descendants of all those who conquered the island. Does anyone out there agree with me?

In reference to the comment :Real Ethnic Maltese surnames are Ebejer, Attard, Balzan, Mifsud, Zahra, Zammit, Samut, Xriha, Axiak,Farrugia, Bugeja, Buhagiar, Cassar, Fenech, Ghirxi, Misaje, Muscat,Saliba, Brincat, Xara all these surnames have Arabic meanings:

I must correct the above in respect to the origins of my family name Axac. Axiak which is a derivative only came into being over the last 200 years...The issue with Malta is that it has different rulers at different times>

From 12 century Norman (old french), Hohenstaufens (German), Angevin (French), Spanish latin,Spanish) Then The Knights of St.John from 1550s (latin, italian, french) Then short period French again, then from 1800s The British, Till 1964 when Malta become a republic.

I have done extensive research into my family origins and can establish the heritage being from central Europe. The period was the late 13th century early 14th century AD when there was Chritianisation of souther Italy and Malta, with influx of Migrants from Northern Italy as well as germans (Swabians0 under the House of Hohenstafen.

To futher ad evidence to the matter I have understaken genetic testing which confirms my paternal heritage is not of the Arab period of the 9th to 11th century AD. It confirms my genetics originate from central europe during the middle ages.

Futher true records in Royal texts of the Hohenstafens show the name recorded as De Aschac, which originates from the medieval village/town/catle Aschach in Germany. there is also medieval family note in the 10th 11th century AD "De Ascha"

We must remember that liguistics change as foreign rulers install their doctrine.

The evolution of my family names begins with De Ascha=De Aschac=Axac=Axach=Axiach=Axiak & Asciak

There are other derivatives...it just happens to show people wrote down how they pronounced the name.

From early german to french == german phoentics SCH = french X, when the British came in the 1800s we see from X to SC, and just the way it is written sometime sc looks like an X when handwritten.

So Axiak is not the origial name....get your fact right...its been spelt how people pronounced it.... In Francesco Abela's description of Malta, note he wrote this book in the 16th century.. and the fact written records were hard to comeby...poilitically on the island...yes there was claim that certain families were described as ancient families on the ilsand...and yes families that established rule from the 12th/13th century from European families would over the centuries lay claim to being the origing Maltese....you need to question Abela's source...but he does note that these families were pre Arab ie pre 870AD...but their true origin is still a question.

If you really want to determine the orgins of being Maltese...underatke a Genetic Test ...then lay your claim to your heritage.

I for one have done so and established my true heritage and can lay claim to the fact that my paternal fathers immigrated to Malta as a Knight under the House of Hohenstaufen and settled around the 13th Century AD.

Kind Regards
Stephen