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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 | ''[[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 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 through sources recorded in the new country. 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 === | ||
Revision as of 18:47, 8 December 2010
United States 
Emigration and Immigration Surname Distribution Maps
[[Image:
]] Sometimes it is possible to guess where an immigrant 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. 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]
References[edit | edit source]
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