I AM UNSURE IF ANY OF MY ANCESTORS CHANGED THE SPELLING OF OUR NAME OR NOT. I DO KNOW THAT IN EUROPE THERE ARE OF LOT OF "MINATI" FAMILY NAMES BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRACE ANY WITH MY SPELLING, MINATI TO ANYONE OTHER THAN MY GRANDFATHER, AND MAYBE THREE UNRELATED ONES. IF YOU KNOW IF THAT HAD BEEN DONE I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION. THANKS! I ALSO HAVE A "MINATI" YAHOO CLUB AND MY FAMILY.COM CLUB ALSO.