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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

Is your surname here?

    • 2,339 members
    • 2,207 studies
    • 7,874 surnames

Electronic

Online and Software Sources of Maps

Product Name Output Level Source/Notes
Surname Profiler – now Nat. Trust Names Online Surname distribution
Postcode area maps
Supporting statistical data
1881 England/Wales/Scotland
1998 Electoral Rolls
Cutoff: Frequency 100
Supporting statistical data needs to be much better explained
Surname Atlas Surname/Forename distribution 1881 England/Wales/Scotland 1881 census
Genmap UK v2 Mapping software on CD 1881 UK ancient counties+ EW registration districts (E & W only) Genmap
No frequency cutoff
Birdie v3 Mapping software on CD 1881 GB county (+ parish plug-ins for Berkshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire) possibly not available now
Oxford Ancestors Costed on-demand surname map Current UK dot distribution MyMap
Rootsmap [link no longer available] Costed on-demand name map 1881 UK county also Genmap v1
Ancestry.com Online map individualised to name 1891 England and Wales 1891 census
Harry Wykes Online – produce your own free maps 1881 GB county-normalisation of figures Hand-drawn by the author
Prof Roy Newton Online map 1837-1851 EW Superintendent’s registration districts Hand-drawn by the author
Barry Griffin Online map 2002 maps of Ireland and Isle of Man Created ad hoc from telephone directory data
University of Cork Atlas of Irish names-online map Historical distribution of selected names
History Data Service [link no longer available] Accompanying CD-ROM set to Historic Parishes of England and Wales Pre-1851 EW ancient parishes
Vision of Britain
GB Historical Gis project
Boundary changes Historical administrative district maps

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Modern British Surnames

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  • Modern British Surnames
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    • Distribution
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    • Variance
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Other Guild Websites

You may find our other Guild websites of interest:

  • Members’ Websites Program
  • Surname Cloud
  • Guild Members’ records on FamilySearch
  • Guild Marriage Locator

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