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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.  
|{{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 (237 countries)</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
|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]
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|<center>World (26 countries)</center>
|http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/
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|<center>Argentina</center>
|[http://www.miparentela.com/Start.action http://www.miparentela.com/]
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|<center>Austria</center>
|<center>Austria</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|http://namenskarten.lima-city.at/en/
[https://namenskarten.lima-city.at/en/ Surname Distribution Maps of Austria]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>Belgium</center>
|<center>Belgium</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.familienaam.be/
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|<center>Canada</center>
|https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
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|<center>Canada</center>
|<center>Canada</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
|http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
 
|-
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|<center>Croatia</center>
|<center>Croatia</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.mireo.com/compact-maps/examples/croatia-surnames Mireo]
|https://actacroatica.com/en/search?surname=True
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>Czechia</center>
|<center>Czech Republic</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.kdejsme.cz/ KdeJsme.cz:]
|http://www.kdejsme.cz/
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>Denmark</center>
|<center>England</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.surnamemap.eu/denmark/ Denmark Surname Map]
|https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>England</center>
|<center>England</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://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://your-family-history.com/ Your Family History]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
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|<center>England ($)</center>
|http://www.rootsuk.com/
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|<center>France</center>
|http://www.geopatronyme.com/
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|<center>France</center>
|http://www.genealogie.com/nom-de-famille/
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|<center>France</center>
|<center>France</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.filae.com/nom-de-famille/ Filae nom de famille; website language must be changed to French]<br>[http://www.nomdefamille.eu/en/ France Surname Map]
|[http://www.familleunie.fr/Start.action http://www.familleunie.fr/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>Germany</center>
|<center>Germany</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://geogen.stoepel.net/ Geogen]<br> [https://www.kartezumnamen.eu/en/ Germany Surname Map]<br> [https://nvk.genealogy.net/map CompGen Name Distribution Map]<br>[https://www.namenforschung.net/en/dfd/dictionary/list/ Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany (DFD)]
|http://geogen.stoepel.net/<br> https://nvk.genealogy.net/map
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.namenforschung.net/en/dfd/dictionary/list/ Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany (DFD)]
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|<center>Ireland ($)</center>
|http://www.johngrenham.com/
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|<center>Ireland </center>
|<center>Italy</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://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
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|<center>Italy</center>
|<center>Italy</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://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html Italian Surnames by Town, Province or Region]<br>
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|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<center>Luxembourg</center>
|<center>Italy</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://lfa.uni.lu/ Luxembourg Family Atlas]
|https://www.cognomix.it/mappe-dei-cognomi-italiani
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|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<center>The Netherlands</center>
|<center>Netherlands</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.verwandt.de/karten/
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|<center>Netherlands</center>
|http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng
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|<center>Poland</center>
|<center>Poland</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]
|https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
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|<center>Romania</center>
|<center>Scotland</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.hartanumeromanesti.eu/en/ Romania Surname Map]
|https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
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|<center>Scotland</center>
|<center>Spain</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]
|https://www.mapadeapellidos.eu/index.php
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
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|-
|<center>Slovenia</center>
|<center>Spain</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<br> [https://www.stat.si/imenarojstva/en/#/names/topLastnames Slovenia Statistical Office] (must include diacritics!)
|https://www.ine.es/widgets/nombApell/index.shtml
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
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|<center>Spain</center>
|<center>Spain</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://www.ine.es/apellidos/formGeneral.do?vista=3
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.ine.es/apellidos/formGeneral.do?vista=3 National Institute of Statistics (INE) Surname Frequency Statistics]
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|<center>Ukraine</center>
|<center>Switzerland</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://ridni.org/karta/ Ukraine Surname Map]
|http://www.verwandt.ch/Start.action &nbsp;
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>United Kingdom</center>
|<center>United Kingdom</center>
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/ UK Surname Map]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
|http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
|-
|<center>United States</center>
|https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
|-
|<center>United States</center>
|http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
|-
|-
|<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]
|https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
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|<center>Wales</center>
|http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/
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|<center>Wales</center>
|http://www.rootsuk.com/
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==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===


<references />  
<references />  
1. [http://www.gen-evolu.de/ "Familienname,"] ''Wikipedia.'' Available online.
2. 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.


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''.  
3. 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.  


Meitzler, Leland. [http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=5826 "Surname Distribution Maps For Argentina, the Netherlands &amp; the United Kingdom Are Online,"] ''Genealogy Blog''.  
4. Murphy, Nathan W. [http://www.pricegen.com/localizesurname.htm "Localize Your Surname with Distribution Maps,"] ''Price and Associates Genealogical Services''. Available online.  


[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname_map "Surname map,"] ''Wikipedia''.  
5. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname_map "Surname map,"] ''Wikipedia''. Available online.  


[https://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping "Surname Mapping,"] ''ISOGG Wiki''.
6. [http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping "Surname Mapping,"] ''ISOGG Wiki''. Available online.  


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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 (237 countries)
 http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames
World (26 countries)
 http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/
Argentina
 http://www.miparentela.com/
Austria
 http://namenskarten.lima-city.at/en/
Belgium
 http://www.familienaam.be/
Canada
 https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
Canada
 http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
Croatia
 https://actacroatica.com/en/search?surname=True
Czech Republic
 http://www.kdejsme.cz/
England
 https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
England
 http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/
England ($)
 http://www.rootsuk.com/
France
 http://www.geopatronyme.com/
France
 http://www.genealogie.com/nom-de-famille/
France
 http://www.familleunie.fr/
Germany
 http://geogen.stoepel.net/
https://nvk.genealogy.net/map
Ireland ($)
 http://www.johngrenham.com/
Italy
 http://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html
Italy
 http://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html
Italy
 https://www.cognomix.it/mappe-dei-cognomi-italiani
Netherlands
 http://www.verwandt.de/karten/
Netherlands
 http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng
Poland
 https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/
Scotland
 https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
Spain
 https://www.mapadeapellidos.eu/index.php
Spain
 https://www.ine.es/widgets/nombApell/index.shtml
Spain
 http://www.ine.es/apellidos/formGeneral.do?vista=3
Switzerland
 http://www.verwandt.ch/Start.action  
United Kingdom
 http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
United States
 https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
United States
 http://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
Wales
 https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
Wales
 http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/
Wales
 http://www.rootsuk.com/

External links[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

1. "Familienname," Wikipedia. Available online.

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

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

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

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

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

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