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Sometimes it is possible to guess where an immigrant originated through [[Surname_Distribution_Maps|surname distribution maps]]. These maps graphically demonstrate where&nbsp;surnames occurred at different periods in time. This strategy provides genealogists with a research starting point in the birth country, when that information cannot be discovered in American sources. It works particularly well for less-common surnames and among families that have stayed in the same European locations for centuries.  
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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==
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| '''Country'''
| '''Website'''
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| Argentina
| [http://www.miparentela.com/mapas-ar/ http://www.miparentela.com/mapas-ar/]
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!Country
| Austria
!Distribution Maps<br>Most websites require entering a surname<br> before a map is produced.
| [http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx]
!Surname Meanings, <br>Origins, and Frequency
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|<center>World (237 countries)</center>
| Belgium
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
| [http://www.familienaam.be/ http://www.familienaam.be/]
|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>Austria</center>
| Canada
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
| [http://www.dynastree.ca/ http://www.dynastree.ca/]
[https://namenskarten.lima-city.at/en/ Surname Distribution Maps of Austria]
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|<center>Belgium</center>
| England
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.familienaam.be/ Belgium Family Names]<br> [https://www.surnamemap.eu/belgium/ Belgium Surname Map]
| [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>Canada</center>
| England
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://forebears.io/surnames Forbears Surname Distribution]
| [http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/ http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
 
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|<center>Croatia</center>
| France
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.mireo.com/compact-maps/examples/croatia-surnames Mireo]  
| [http://www.geopatronyme.com/ http://www.geopatronyme.com/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>Czechia</center>
| France
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[http://www.kdejsme.cz/ KdeJsme.cz:]  
| [http://www.genealogie.com/v2/services-nom-de-famille/ http://www.genealogie.com/v2/services-nom-de-famille/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>Denmark</center>
| France
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.surnamemap.eu/denmark/ Denmark Surname Map]
| [http://www.familleunie.fr/cartes http://www.familleunie.fr/cartes]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>England</center>
| Germany
|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://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx]
|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>France</center>
| Germany
|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.verwandt.de/karten/ http://www.verwandt.de/karten/]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>Germany</center>
| Ireland
|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.irishtimes.com/ancestor/ http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/]
|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>
| Italy
|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 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>
| Netherlands
|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.verwant.nl/kaarten http://www.verwant.nl/kaarten]
|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>
| Poland
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://lfa.uni.lu/ Luxembourg Family Atlas]
| [http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/ http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/]
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|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|<center>The Netherlands</center>
| Spain
|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]
| [https://idapadron.ine.es/fapel/FAPEL.INICIO https://idapadron.ine.es/fapel/FAPEL.INICIO]
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|<center>Poland</center>
| Spain
|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.miparentela.com/mapas http://www.miparentela.com/mapas]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
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|<center>Romania</center>
| Switzerland
|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"|
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|<center>Scotland</center>
| United Kingdom
|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://www.dynastree.co.uk/maps http://www.dynastree.co.uk/maps]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
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|-
|<center>Slovenia</center>
| United States
|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>
| United States
|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.hamrick.com/names/ http://www.hamrick.com/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>
| United States
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://ridni.org/karta/ Ukraine Surname Map]
| [http://www.dynastree.com/maps http://www.dynastree.com/maps]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
|-
|-
|<center>United Kingdom</center>
| Wales
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/ UK Surname Map]<br>[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
| [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx]
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames]
|-
|-
|<center>Wales</center>
| Wales  
|style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|[https://named.publicprofiler.org/ Names, Public Profiler]<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]
|}
 
==External links==
 
*[https://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 />
 
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''.
 
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname_map "Surname map,"] ''Wikipedia''.
 
[https://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping "Surname Mapping,"] ''ISOGG Wiki''.
 
[[pt:Mapas de distribuição de sobrenomes]]
 
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[[Category:Poland Emigration_and_Immigration]]
[[Category:United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration]]
[[Category:Spain Maps and Gazetteers]]
[[Category:Wales Emigration and Immigration]]
[[Category:England_Emigration_and_Immigration]]
[[Category:England Surnames]]
[[Category:Scotland Maps and Gazetteers]]
[[Category:Wales]]
[[Category:Switzerland_Emigration_and_Immigration]]
[[Category:Poland Maps and Gazetteers]]
[[Category:Netherlands Maps and Gazetteers]]
[[Category:Italy Maps and Gazetteers]]
[[Category:Germany Emigration and Immigration]]
[[Category:Ireland Maps and Gazetteers]]
[[Category:France Emigration and Immigration]]
[[Category:France Maps and Gazetteers]]
[[Category:Canada Maps]]
[[Category:Belgium]]
[[Category:Austria]]
[[Category:Argentina Maps and Gazetteers]]
[[Category:Czechia Maps and Gazetteers]]
[[Category:Spain Emigration and Immigration]]
[[Category:Naming Customs]]
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Revision as of 17:15, 8 December 2010

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

Country Website
Argentina http://www.miparentela.com/mapas-ar/
Austria http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx
Belgium http://www.familienaam.be/
Canada http://www.dynastree.ca/
England http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx
England http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/
France http://www.geopatronyme.com/
France http://www.genealogie.com/v2/services-nom-de-famille/
France http://www.familleunie.fr/cartes
Germany http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx
Germany http://www.verwandt.de/karten/
Ireland http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/
Italy http://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/genera.html
Netherlands http://www.verwant.nl/kaarten
Poland http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/
Spain https://idapadron.ine.es/fapel/FAPEL.INICIO
Spain http://www.miparentela.com/mapas
Switzerland http://www.verwandt.ch/karten/  
United Kingdom http://www.dynastree.co.uk/maps
United States http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx
United States http://www.hamrick.com/names/
United States http://www.dynastree.com/maps
Wales http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx
Wales http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/
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