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|{{surnamemap}} Sometimes it is possible to guess where a surname originated through [[Surname_Distribution_Maps|surname distribution maps]]. These maps graphically display locations where surnames occurred at different periods in time. This strategy provides genealogists with a starting point for research in the birth country, when that information cannot be discovered through sources recorded in the new country of settlement. It works particularly well for less-common surnames and among families that have stayed in the same European locations for centuries.  


==Online Surname Distribution Maps==
=== Online Surname Distribution Maps ===


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!Country
| <center>'''Country'''</center>  
!Distribution Maps<br>Most websites require entering a surname<br> before a map is produced.
| '''Website'''
!Surname Meanings, <br>Origins, and Frequency
|-
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|<center>World (237 countries)</center>
| <center>World (227 countries)</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
| [http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts Ancestry Surname Information]<br>[https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/ MyHeritage Last Name Directory]
|-
|-
|<center>Austria</center>
| <center>World (26 countries)</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
| [http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/ http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/]
[https://namenskarten.lima-city.at/en/ Surname Distribution Maps of Austria]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>Belgium</center>
| <center>Argentina</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.familienaam.be/ Belgium Family Names]<br> [https://www.surnamemap.eu/belgium/ Belgium Surname Map]
| [http://www.miparentela.com/mapas-ar/ http://www.miparentela.com/mapas-ar/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>Canada</center>
| <center>Austria</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]  
| [http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
|-
 
| <center>Belgium</center>
| [http://www.familienaam.be/ http://www.familienaam.be/]
|-
| <center>Canada</center>  
| [http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/ http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/]
|-
| <center>Czech Republic</center>
| [http://www.kdejsme.cz/ http://www.kdejsme.cz/]
|-
| <center>England</center>
| [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx]
|-
| <center>England</center>
| [http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/ http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/]
|-
| <center>England ($)</center>
| [http://www.rootsuk.com/ http://www.rootsuk.com/]
|-
| <center>France</center>
| [http://www.geopatronyme.com/ http://www.geopatronyme.com/]
|-
| <center>France</center>
| [http://www.genealogie.com/nom-de-famille/ http://www.genealogie.com/nom-de-famille/]
|-
| <center>France</center>
| [http://www.familleunie.fr/cartes http://www.familleunie.fr/cartes]
|-
|-
|<center>Croatia</center>
| <center>Germany</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.mireo.com/compact-maps/examples/croatia-surnames Mireo]  
| [http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>Czechia</center>
| <center>Germany</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.kdejsme.cz/ KdeJsme.cz:]  
| [http://www.verwandt.de/karten/ http://www.verwandt.de/karten/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>Denmark</center>
| <center>Germany</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.surnamemap.eu/denmark/ Denmark Surname Map]
| [http://www.gen-evolu.de/ http://www.gen-evolu.de/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>England</center>
| <center>Ireland</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution] <br>[https://named.publicprofiler.org/ Names, Public Profiler]<br>[https://your-family-history.com/ Your Family History]<br>[https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/index.php UK Surname Map]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
| [http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/ http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://your-family-history.com/ Your Family History]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
|-
|-
|<center>France</center>
| <center>Italy</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.filae.com/nom-de-famille/ Filae nom de famille; website language must be changed to French]<br>[http://www.nomdefamille.eu/en/ France Surname Map]
| [http://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html http://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>Germany</center>
| <center>Netherlands</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://geogen.stoepel.net/ Geogen]<br> [https://www.kartezumnamen.eu/en/ Germany Surname Map]<br> [https://nvk.genealogy.net/map CompGen Name Distribution Map]<br>[https://www.namenforschung.net/en/dfd/dictionary/list/ Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany (DFD)]
| [http://www.verwant.nl/kaarten http://www.verwant.nl/kaarten]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.namenforschung.net/en/dfd/dictionary/list/ Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany (DFD)]
|-
|-
|<center>Ireland </center>
| <center>Netherlands</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.johngrenham.com/ Irish Ancestors]<br> [https://www.surnamemap.eu/ireland/ Ireland Surname Map]<br>[https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/irish/ Irish Surname Maps for the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
| [http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
|-
|-
|<center>Italy</center>
| <center>Poland</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[[Italy Surname Maps]]<br>[https://www.mappadeicognomi.it/en/GENS.html GENS, Distribution of Surnames in Italy]<br>  [https://www.cognomix.it/mappe-dei-cognomi-italiani Cognomix, Maps of Italian Surnames]<br> [https://www.mappadeicognomi.it/en/ Italy Surname Map]
| [http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html Italian Surnames by Town, Province or Region]<br>
|-
|-
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<center>Luxembourg</center>
| <center>Spain</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://lfa.uni.lu/ Luxembourg Family Atlas]
| [https://idapadron.ine.es/fapel/FAPEL.INICIO https://idapadron.ine.es/fapel/FAPEL.INICIO]
|
|-
|-
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<center>The Netherlands</center>
| <center>Spain</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.surnamemap.eu/netherlands/ Netherlands Surname Map]<br> [https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng Dutch Family Name Bank]
| [http://www.miparentela.com/mapas http://www.miparentela.com/mapas]
|
|-
|-
|<center>Poland</center>
| <center>Spain</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.mapanazwisk.eu/en/ Poland Surname Map]<br>[https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/ Surnames Polskie]<br>[https://data.jewishgen.org/maps/jrimap.asp Jewish Records Indexing - Poland Surname Distribution Mapper]<br>[https://nazwiska.ijp.pan.pl/ Poland Surname Distribution Map]
| [http://www.ine.es/daco/daco42/nombyapel/nombyapel.htm?L=0 http://www.ine.es/daco/daco42/nombyapel/nombyapel.htm?L=0]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>Romania</center>
| <center>Switzerland</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.hartanumeromanesti.eu/en/ Romania Surname Map]
| [http://www.verwandt.ch/karten/ http://www.verwandt.ch/karten/] &nbsp;
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>Scotland</center>
| <center>United Kingdom</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]<br>[https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/scottish/ Scottish Surname Maps for the 1901 Census of Scotland]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]<br>[https://named.publicprofiler.org/ Names, Public Profiler]
| [http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/ http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
|-
|-
|<center>Slovenia</center>
| <center>United States</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<br> [https://www.stat.si/imenarojstva/en/#/names/topLastnames Slovenia Statistical Office] (must include diacritics!)
| [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>Spain</center>
| <center>United States</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.mapadeapellidos.eu/index.php Spain Surname Map]<br> [https://www.ine.es/widgets/nombApell/index.shtml National Institute of Statistics (INE) Surname Maps]
| [http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/ http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.ine.es/apellidos/formGeneral.do?vista=3 National Institute of Statistics (INE) Surname Frequency Statistics]
|-
|-
|<center>Ukraine</center>
| <center>Wales</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://ridni.org/karta/ Ukraine Surname Map]
| [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>United Kingdom</center>
| <center>Wales</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/ UK Surname Map]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
| [http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/ http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
|-
|-
|<center>Wales</center>
| <center>Wales</center>  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://named.publicprofiler.org/ Names, Public Profiler]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
| [http://www.rootsuk.com/ http://www.rootsuk.com/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
|}
|}


==External links==
=== External links ===


*[https://geogenealogy.ca/ Geogenealogy surname mapping website]
*[http://members.shaw.ca/geogenealogy/ Geogenealogy surname mapping website]  
*[http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/satlas01.htm Stephen Archer's Surname Atlas CD] for detailed mapping of British surnames in the 1881 census
*[http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/satlas01.htm Stephen Archer's Surname Atlas CD] for detailed mapping of British surnames in the 1881 census
*[https://isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping Surname mapping, From ISOGG Wiki]


==References==
=== References ===


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<references />  


Meitzler, Leland. [http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=5566 "Surname Distribution Maps for the USA, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Austria &amp; Switzerland on dynastree.com,"] ''Genealogy Blog''.  
1. Eastman, Dick. [http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2008/09/new-web-site-ma.html "New Web Site Maps Surnames Worldwide,"] ''Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter'', September 1, 2008. Available online.
 
2. [http://www.gen-evolu.de/ "Familienname,"] ''Wikipedia.'' Available online.  


Meitzler, Leland. [http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=5826 "Surname Distribution Maps For Argentina, the Netherlands &amp; the United Kingdom Are Online,"] ''Genealogy Blog''.  
3. Meitzler, Leland. [http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=5566 "Surname Distribution Maps for the USA, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Austria &amp; Switzerland on dynastree.com,"] ''Genealogy Blog''. Available online.  


[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname_map "Surname map,"] ''Wikipedia''.  
4. Meitzler, Leland. [http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=5826 "Surname Distribution Maps For Argentina, the Netherlands &amp; the United Kingdom Are Online,"] ''Genealogy Blog''. Available online.  


[https://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping "Surname Mapping,"] ''ISOGG Wiki''.
5. Murphy, Nathan W. [http://www.pricegen.com/localizesurname.htm "Localize Your Surname with Distribution Maps,"] ''Price and Associates Genealogical Services''. Available online.  


[[pt:Mapas de distribuição de sobrenomes]]
6. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname_map "Surname map,"] ''Wikipedia''. Available online.


{{TracingIO}}
7. [http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping "Surname Mapping,"] ''ISOGG Wiki''. Available online.
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Tracing Immigrant Origins  Gotoarrow.png  United States  Gotoarrow.png  Emigration and Immigration  Gotoarrow.png  Surname Distribution Maps

[[Image:

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]] Sometimes it is possible to guess where a surname originated through surname distribution maps. These maps graphically display locations where surnames occurred at different periods in time. This strategy provides genealogists with a starting point for research in the birth country, when that information cannot be discovered through sources recorded in the new country of settlement. It works particularly well for less-common surnames and among families that have stayed in the same European locations for centuries.

Online Surname Distribution Maps[edit | edit source]

Country
 Website
World (227 countries)
 http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames
World (26 countries)
 http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/
Argentina
 http://www.miparentela.com/mapas-ar/
Austria
 http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx
Belgium
 http://www.familienaam.be/
Canada
 http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
Czech Republic
 http://www.kdejsme.cz/
England
 http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx
England
 http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/
England ($)
 http://www.rootsuk.com/
France
 http://www.geopatronyme.com/
France
 http://www.genealogie.com/nom-de-famille/
France
 http://www.familleunie.fr/cartes
Germany
 http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx
Germany
 http://www.verwandt.de/karten/
Germany
 http://www.gen-evolu.de/
Ireland
 http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/
Italy
 http://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html
Netherlands
 http://www.verwant.nl/kaarten
Netherlands
 http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng
Poland
 http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/
Spain
 https://idapadron.ine.es/fapel/FAPEL.INICIO
Spain
 http://www.miparentela.com/mapas
Spain
 http://www.ine.es/daco/daco42/nombyapel/nombyapel.htm?L=0
Switzerland
 http://www.verwandt.ch/karten/  
United Kingdom
 http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
United States
 http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx
United States
 http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
Wales
 http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx
Wales
 http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/
Wales
 http://www.rootsuk.com/

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]


1. Eastman, Dick. "New Web Site Maps Surnames Worldwide," Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, September 1, 2008. Available online.

2. "Familienname," Wikipedia. Available online.

3. Meitzler, Leland. "Surname Distribution Maps for the USA, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Austria & Switzerland on dynastree.com," Genealogy Blog. Available online.

4. Meitzler, Leland. "Surname Distribution Maps For Argentina, the Netherlands & the United Kingdom Are Online," Genealogy Blog. Available online.

5. Murphy, Nathan W. "Localize Your Surname with Distribution Maps," Price and Associates Genealogical Services. Available online.

6. "Surname map," Wikipedia. Available online.

7. "Surname Mapping," ISOGG Wiki. Available online.

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