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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Surname_Distribution_Maps|Surname Distribution Maps]]'' <br><br>[[Image:{{surnamemap}}]] Sometimes it is possible to guess where an American immigrant 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 | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Surname_Distribution_Maps|Surname Distribution Maps]]'' <br><br>[[Image:{{surnamemap}}]] Sometimes it is possible to guess where an American immigrant 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 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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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. | 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 | 2. [http://www.gen-evolu.de/ "Familienname,"] ''Wikipedia.'' Available online | ||
3. Meitzler, Leland. [http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=5566 "Surname Distribution Maps for the USA, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Austria & Switzerland on dynastree.com,"] ''Genealogy Blog''. Available online. | 3. Meitzler, Leland. [http://www.genealogyblog.com/?p=5566 "Surname Distribution Maps for the USA, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Austria & Switzerland on dynastree.com,"] ''Genealogy Blog''. Available online. | ||