Surname Distribution Maps

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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/