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Surfing Genealogy Style: Essential Web searching strategies and techniques for finding surnames on the Net. |
Googling Genealogy Style: Explore the full potential of popular search engine Google with these twelve search tips for genealogists. |
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Surname Spellings &
Variations: Learn why your family surname may have a different spelling than the one used by your ancestors, and how to search for those surname spelling variations. |
Naming Patterns: Articles and explanations of naming practices, meanings, and origins (both surnames and given names) for a variety of countries and cultures around the world. |
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Top 10 Free Surname
Databases: Search for your family surname and make genealogy connections in these ten, free lineage-linked databases, together containing over 650 million surnames. |
100 Most Common U.S.
Surnames: Are you one of the millions of Americans sporting one of these top 100 common last names from the 2000 census? If so, then check out our list, including details on each name's origin, meaning, and alternate spellings. |
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50 Free
Databases to Search for Surnames: Web sites around the world contain free information of use to family tree researchers including birth, marriage, death, military and census records, ships passenger lists, surnames, wills, photos and much more! Here are fifty of the best. |
How to
Use Surname Soundex Codes: Soundex is a phonetic coding system used to group together surnames that sound alike (SMITH/SMYTH). This helps to find a surname in census documents and surname databases, even though it may have been recorded under various spellings |
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Last Name Meanings: Learn about the origins of surnames, and how to find out where your surname came from. Plus links to surname meanings from around the world. |
Glossary of Surname Meanings
& Origins: Find origins and meanings, plus research links, common last name spelling variations, and surname search tips for surnames from around the world. Plus, submit your surname for possible inclusion! |
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