Home About the Guild The Guild of One-Name Studies is the worldwide centre of excellence in one-name studies and promotes the interests of both the individuals and groups who are engaged in them. Established in 1979 and registered as a charity in 1989, the Guild provides its members with the means to share, exchange and publish information… Find out more about the Guild How to Join Join us and become part of a worldwide group of enthusiastic one-name researchers. You do not have to register a study name to join. Guild members benefit from collaboration, regular seminars, a quarterly journal, an annual conference, online discussion forums, surname indexes, offers and discounts and much more. Find out more about joining the Guild What’s a One-Name Study? Family historians generally focus their efforts on researching their own family trees, collecting and analysing data in order to find as much detail as possible on every branch, twig or tiny leaf. Others compile surname studies, which seek all occurrences, past and present, of a single surname, anywhere in the world. Find out more about One-Name research Starting your Study Taking on a One-Name Study requires you to make two main commitments. You must respond to all enquiries if you have registered your study with the Guild of One-Name Studies. You also agree to collect instances of that name wherever it is found, though you can work at your own speed and on your own priorities. Find out more about starting your study