Surname map

Surname map

Surname maps are maps which display and indicate the highest concentration of residents with a particular surname, or set of surnames. This information can be useful for studying the current or historic distribution of surnames, and occasionally their origin. Surname maps are generally created using census and telephone directory information.You can always look up in the phone book if you have any.

Examples

External links

* [http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames Worldwide Names Maps]
* [http://gens.labo.net Gens Project in Italy]
* [http://www.rootsmap.com Surname Distribution Mapping Service for UK and Ireland (UK)]
* [http://www.gens-us.net GENS-US Project in the United States]
* [http://www.hamrick.com/names/index.html Hamrick Software (US)]
* [http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/v3/Default.aspx Geogen (DE)]
* [https://idapadron.ine.es/fapel/FAPEL.INICIO INE (Spain)]
* [http://www.familienaam.be Familienaam.be (Belgium)]
* [http://www.familienaam.nl Familienaam.nl (Netherlands)]


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