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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	Distribution Maps Most websites require entering a surname before a map is produced.	Surname Meanings, Origins, and Frequency
World (237 countries)	Forbears Surname Distribution	Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin
Austria	Surname Distribution Maps of Austria
Belgium	Belgium Family Names Belgium Surname Map
Canada	Forbears Surname Distribution	MyHeritage Last Name Directory Ancestry Surname Information Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin
Croatia	ActaCroatica
Czechia	KdeJsme.cz:
Denmark	Denmark Surname Map
England	Forbears Surname Distribution Names, Public Profiler Your Family History UK Surname Map British Surnames	Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin Your Family History
France	Geopatronyme Filae: Nom de Famille France Surname Map
Germany	Geogen Germany Surname Map CompGen Name Distribution Map Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany (DFD)	Digital Dictionary of Surnames in Germany (DFD)
Ireland	Irish Ancestors Ireland Surname Map Irish Surname Maps for the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland British Surnames	British Surnames
Italy	GENS, Distribution of Surnames in Italy and America Cognomix, Maps of Italian Surnames Italy Surname Map	Italian Surnames by Town, Province or Region
Netherlands	Netherlands Surname Map Dutch Family Name Bank
Poland	https://www.mapanazwisk.eu/en/ https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/ http://data.jewishgen.org/maps/jrimap.asp
Romania	http://www.hartanumeromanesti.eu/en/
Scotland	Forbears Surname Distribution https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/scottish/ https://britishsurnames.co.uk/	Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin
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/ Forbears Surname Distribution	Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin
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===
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+{| width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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 !Country
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 |<center>World (237 countries)</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
-|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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin]
 |-
 |<center>Austria</center>
 |style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-[https://namenskarten.lima-city.at/en/ Surname Distribution Maps of Austria]
+[http://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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.familienaam.be/ Belgium Family Names]<br> [https://www.surnamemap.eu/belgium/ Belgium Surname Map]
 |style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
 |<center>Canada</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/ MyHeritage Last Name Directory]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts Ancestry Surname Information]<br>
+[http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin]
 |-
 |<center>Croatia</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.mireo.com/compact-maps/examples/croatia-surnames Mireo]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://actacroatica.com/en/search?surname=True ActaCroatica]
 |style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |-
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 |-
 |<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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.forebears.co.uk/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]
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://your-family-history.com/ Your Family History]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin]<br>[https://your-family-history.com/ Your Family History]
 |-
 |<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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.geopatronyme.com/ Geopatronyme]<br> [http://www.genealogie.com/nom-de-famille/ Filae: Nom de Famille]<br> [http://www.nomdefamille.eu/en/ France Surname Map]
 |style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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 |<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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html GENS, Distribution of Surnames in Italy and America]<br>  [https://www.cognomix.it/mappe-dei-cognomi-italiani Cognomix, Maps of Italian Surnames]<br> [https://www.mappadeicognomi.it/en/ Italy Surname Map]
-|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"|[http://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html Italian Surnames by Town, Province or Region]<br>
 |-
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<center>Luxembourg</center>
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<center>Netherlands</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://lfa.uni.lu/ Luxembourg Family Atlas]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.kartezumnamen.eu/ Netherlands Surname Map]<br> [http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng Dutch Family Name Bank]
-|
-|-
-|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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution] <br>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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin]
 |-
-|<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!)
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|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"|
-|-
-|<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]
-|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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+|-
+|<center>United States</center>
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|https://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts<br> https://lastnames.myheritage.com/last-names/<br>[http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.forebears.co.uk/surnames Forbears Surname Meaning and Origin]
 |-
 |<center>Wales</center>
-|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://named.publicprofiler.org/ Names, Public Profiler]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|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]
+|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
 |}
-==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''. 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=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''.
+. 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''.
+. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname_map "Surname map,"] ''Wikipedia''. Available online.
-[https://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping "Surname Mapping,"] ''ISOGG Wiki''.
+. [http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping "Surname Mapping,"] ''ISOGG Wiki''. Available online.
 [[pt:Mapas de distribuição de sobrenomes]]
+|}
 {{TracingIO}}
 [[Category:Poland Emigration_and_Immigration]]
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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]]
-|}