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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
Argentina	http://www.miparentela.com/
Austria	http://namenskarten.lima-city.at/en/
Belgium	http://www.familienaam.be/ https://www.surnamemap.eu/belgium/
Canada	https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
Croatia	https://actacroatica.com/en/search?surname=True
Czechia	http://www.kdejsme.cz/
Denmark	https://www.surnamemap.eu/denmark/
England	https://named.publicprofiler.org/ https://your-family-history.com/ https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/index.php https://britishsurnames.co.uk/
England ($)	http://www.rootsuk.com/
France	http://www.geopatronyme.com/ http://www.genealogie.com/nom-de-famille/ http://www.familleunie.fr/ http://www.nomdefamille.eu/en/
Germany	http://geogen.stoepel.net/ https://www.kartezumnamen.eu/en/ https://nvk.genealogy.net/map https://www.namenforschung.net/en/dfd/dictionary/list/
Ireland	http://www.johngrenham.com/ https://www.surnamemap.eu/ireland/ https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/irish/ https://britishsurnames.co.uk/
Italy	http://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html http://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html https://www.cognomix.it/mappe-dei-cognomi-italiani https://www.mappadeicognomi.it/en/
Netherlands	https://www.kartezumnamen.eu/ http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng
Poland	https://www.mapanazwisk.eu/en/ https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/ http://data.jewishgen.org/maps/jrimap.asp
Romania	http://www.hartanumeromanesti.eu/en/
Scotland	https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/scottish/ https://britishsurnames.co.uk/
Spain	https://www.mapadeapellidos.eu/index.php https://www.ine.es/widgets/nombApell/index.shtml http://www.ine.es/apellidos/formGeneral.do?vista=3
Ukraine	https://ridni.org/?lang=english
United Kingdom	https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/ https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/ https://britishsurnames.co.uk/
United States	https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
Wales	https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts https://named.publicprofiler.org/ http://www.rootsuk.com/

External links[edit | edit source]

Geogenealogy surname mapping website
Stephen Archer's Surname Atlas CD for detailed mapping of British surnames in the 1881 census
Surname mapping, From ISOGG Wiki

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.

Tracing immigrant origins : research outline at FS Library book 929.1 F21ro; film 6105293(*)

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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===
-{| width="70%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+{| width="60%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
 |-
-!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
 |-
 |<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]
+|-
+|<center>Argentina</center>
+|[http://www.miparentela.com/Start.action http://www.miparentela.com/]
 |-
 |<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"|
 |-
 |<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/<br> https://www.surnamemap.eu/belgium/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
 |<center>Canada</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
+|https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts<br> https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
 |-
 |<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"|
 |-
 |<center>Czechia</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.kdejsme.cz/ KdeJsme.cz:]
+|http://www.kdejsme.cz/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
 |<center>Denmark</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.surnamemap.eu/denmark/ Denmark Surname Map]
+|https://www.surnamemap.eu/denmark/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
 |<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]
+|https://named.publicprofiler.org/<br>https://your-family-history.com/<br>https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/index.php<br>https://britishsurnames.co.uk/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://your-family-history.com/ Your Family History]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
+|-
+|<center>England ($)</center>
+|http://www.rootsuk.com/
 |-
 |<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.geopatronyme.com/<br> http://www.genealogie.com/nom-de-famille/<br> http://www.familleunie.fr/<br> http://www.nomdefamille.eu/en/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
 |<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://www.kartezumnamen.eu/en/<br> https://nvk.genealogy.net/map<br>https://www.namenforschung.net/en/dfd/dictionary/list/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.namenforschung.net/en/dfd/dictionary/list/ Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany (DFD)]
 |-
 |<center>Ireland </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.johngrenham.com/<br> https://www.surnamemap.eu/ireland/<br>https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/irish/<br>https://britishsurnames.co.uk/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
 |-
 |<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://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html<br> http://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html<br> https://www.cognomix.it/mappe-dei-cognomi-italiani<br> https://www.mappadeicognomi.it/en/
-|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>Netherlands</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://lfa.uni.lu/ Luxembourg Family Atlas]
+|https://www.kartezumnamen.eu/<br> http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng
-|
-|-
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<center>The 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]
-|
 |-
 |<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://www.mapanazwisk.eu/en/<br>https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/<br>http://data.jewishgen.org/maps/jrimap.asp
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
 |<center>Romania</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.hartanumeromanesti.eu/en/ Romania Surname Map]
+|http://www.hartanumeromanesti.eu/en/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
 |<center>Scotland</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.ancestry.com/learn/facts<br>https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/scottish/<br>https://britishsurnames.co.uk/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
-|-
-|<center>Slovenia</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<br> [https://www.stat.si/imenarojstva/en/#/names/topLastnames Slovenia Statistical Office] (must include diacritics!)
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
 |<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]
+|https://www.mapadeapellidos.eu/index.php<br> https://www.ine.es/widgets/nombApell/index.shtml<br> 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]
 |-
 |<center>Ukraine</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://ridni.org/karta/ Ukraine Surname Map]
+|https://ridni.org/?lang=english
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
 |<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]
+|https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/<br> https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/<br>https://britishsurnames.co.uk/
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
+|-
+|<center>United States</center>
+|https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts<br> https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/
 |-
 |<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<br> https://named.publicprofiler.org/<br> 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://geogenealogy.ca/ 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
 *[https://isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping Surname mapping, From ISOGG Wiki]
-==References==
+===References===
 <references />
+. [http://www.gen-evolu.de/ "Familienname,"] ''Wikipedia.'' 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''.
+. 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=5826 "Surname Distribution Maps For Argentina, the Netherlands &amp; the United Kingdom Are Online,"] ''Genealogy Blog''.
+. 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname_map "Surname map,"] ''Wikipedia''.
+. Murphy, Nathan W. [http://www.pricegen.com/localizesurname.htm "Localize Your Surname with Distribution Maps,"] ''Price and Associates Genealogical Services''. Available online.
-[https://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping "Surname Mapping,"] ''ISOGG Wiki''.
+. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname_map "Surname map,"] ''Wikipedia''. Available online.
+. [http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping "Surname Mapping,"] ''ISOGG Wiki''. Available online.
 [[pt:Mapas de distribuição de sobrenomes]]
+|}
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 [[Category:Austria]]
 [[Category:Argentina Maps and Gazetteers]]
-[[Category:Czechia Maps and Gazetteers]]
+[[Category:Czech_Republic Maps and Gazetteers]]
 [[Category:Spain Emigration and Immigration]]
-[[Category:Naming Customs]]
+ [[Category:Personal Names]]
-|}