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Family Tree Assistant - Surname Resources

Top genealogy resources searchable by surname.

Family Tree Circles

Join this genealogy community, store and share your family tree information and searches, and find others researching the same information as you.

FamilySearch Catalog

From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Microfilm loans can be ordered and then sent to your local Family History Center.

FreeSurnameSearch.com

World Wide Directory of Free Genealogy Databases and Record Transcriptions

Genealogy Newsletter Editor's Corner

A gathering place for editors of genealogy and family history newsletters.

Genealogy.com - Family Associations 101

GenealogyMagazine.com - Was Your Ancestor Courteous -- Or Did He Just Wear Short Stockings?: Same Surname, Different Meaning

Of American surnames most frequently appearing in the Social Security Death Index, Curtis ranks at 267 of 50,000. Its derivation is often linked to the word courteous; a characteristic

GenealogyMagazine.com - Weaselhead, Devil and Drunkard: Surnames Originating as Insults

An article by James Pylant. Surnames developed gradually and casually in the Middle Ages, not through a formal or legal system. In a growing population, there was a need to distinguish people with the same common first names within a village or town, and last names came about as a means of sorting who was who on the tax lists. But oftentimes our ancestors were saddled with surnames originating as uncomplimentary nicknames.

GeneaNet - Genealogical Database Network

A surname database with web site or e-mail references for more than 10 million surnames. French or English versions available.

GENUKI: Surname Lists, UK and Ireland

German Names

An online article in three parts on German names.

Global Genealogy - Family Histories & Genealogies

Great Family Newsletters

Tutorials and how-to information.

Guild of One-Name Studies

Located in London, England, U.K. The world's leading organisation for one-name studies. A one-name study is a project researching facts about a surname and all the people who have held it, as opposed to a particular pedigree (the ancestors of one person) or descendancy (the descendants of one person or couple).

Guild of One-Name Studies - Guild Webinar Series

A webinar series from the Guild of One-Name Studies about one-name studies or surname research, hints, tips, tools and resources.

How to Start, Run or Improve A Family Association

Tips and instructions on how to start and run a successful family organization--newsletters, reunions, officers, research, building a website--it will all be discussed here.

Last Names [Surnames] in the United States

Discover the ethnic origin and meaning of last names. Find out how surnames are ranked in popularity, how many people in the United States of America bear a particular name according to the 2000 US Censuses.

Latter Day Saint Ancestral Families Association (LDSAFA)

A free registration, publication and support consortium for Ancestral Family Organizations (AFOs) that have historical connections to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. An Ancestral Family Organization (AFO) is larger than a parent or grandparent family and includes the descendants of a common ancestral couple. LDSAFA encourages the continuation of LDS AFOs through freely registering, publicizing and supporting their genealogical and historical activities. In fact LDSAFA can be considered a free "one-stop-shop" for locating links and information about LDS AFOs.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars - Not Who He Once Was: Tips for Finding Your Name-Changing Ancestor $

By Mary Kircher Roddy, CG. Legacy Family Tree Webinars are available with a monthly or annual webinar membership subscription.

Life Span Genealogy

Surname registry & tutorials.