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 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
Nathan Murphy
Nathan W. Murphy, MA, AG is a United States and Canada Research Consultant at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. He specializes in Southern United States and English family trees.
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- FamilySearch Wiki Upgrade - March 23, 2016
- Documenting Royal Ancestry - October 13, 2015
- Public Invited to East European Genealogy Presentations - August 10, 2015
I want to see sur name origion
Sur Name is Patyane & origion from Ratnagiri, but need actual village from ratnagiri
my you please trace my family in malawi
my surname is Ndiri
i want to know about badrain surname’s village in haryana