Hi I am responding to your recent message. Well let me tell you what I can. The name Farrugia used to a prominent maltese name adn I am not sure of it's significance now, I only now about the world war eras. Prominent meaning very popular. It was a common name in Malta as I am sure it is today. But your search may be difficult. Malta being such a small country, it is hard to find old records and family trees. Most likely, your family is scattered all over Australia and the United States. That where most Maltese immigrants went. Toronto, Canada is also very heavily populated by Maltese peoples. Your best bet to tracing your family is to look up immigration records in these countries, most can be done online. Look for next of kin on their records which most countries required, especially during the wars. You may run into a few problems especially with US records. There was a point in time when our major immigration port was closed, (Ellis Island) and records were not kept. Lokking in other countries other than Australia may help you find someone you are related to that you never even knew about. Those ships that were traveled by the maltese immigrants also kept records, so look those ships up and their passenger lists, those may be extremely helpful. It wouldn't hurt to look up the names in a maltese directory, but the name is so common and most maltese men had the sma e few firts names so you may find many men that fit your fathers name and birth place or date. i know of 12 men that have my grandfathers name and only two are related so it can be difficult. If you do get information and wanto know more about it such as where those names are most commonly found in Malta, let me know, maybe I can help. I hope this helps you, Sincerely, Jennifer