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The Wikipedia surname database contains information on surname origins and meanings. It also lists many famous or well-known people with that surname. Entries were contributed to Wikipedia by various sources.
The Dictionary of American Family Names contains more than 70,000 of the most commonly occurring surnames in the United States, giving their comparative frequencies, linguistic and historical explanations, selected associated forenames, and occasional genealogical notes. The product of a ten-year research project gathering the contributions of thirty linguistic consultants led by Editor in Chief Patrick Hanks, it explains the meanings some intuitive, some amusing, and some quite surprising of the family names for more than 90 percent of the U.S. population.
The Public Record Source Directory comes from the nation's premier publisher of sourcebooks used for locating public records. This directory allows you to access information about government agencies and public record vendors that maintain and will help you to retrieve public records. The listings in the directory include record access procedures, restrictions, fees, turn-around times, web addresses, and contact information.
This collection of coat of arms images contains roughly 4,000 crests for names of Irish, German, Scottish, Italian, Spanish, English, Australian and Welsh origin.
This collection of Red River County, Texas birth records was compiled by the Red River County Clerk and covers years 1846-1926. When available, each record contains the full name of the individual, parents’ names, date of birth, as well as the record’s volume and page number.
ca.1500 - Present
500,000,000
This collection is a compilation of public family trees from Archives.com and community trees from FamilySearch International. Family tree records may include names, birth, death, marriage dates, etc, in addition to family relationships. These records date from ca. 1500 to present.
1569 - 1850
946,779
This collection of Massachusetts birth records was compiled by the New England Historic Genealogical Society and covers 1500 to 1850. When available, each record contains the full name, year, location, and link to the image of the record listing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts vital statistics books.
1569 - 1850
402,516
This collection of Massachusetts death records was compiled by the New England Historic Genealogical Society and covers 1500 to 1850. When available, each record contains the full name, year, location, and link to the image of the record listing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts vital statistics books.
1569 - 1850
711,926
This collection of Massachusetts marriage records was compiled by the New England Historic Genealogical Society and covers 1500 to 1850. When available, each record contains the full name, year, location, and link to the image of the record listing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts vital statistics books.
1620-1850
230,797
This collection of Massachusetts town birth records covers 1620-1850. Information includes the person's name, birth date, birth place, and parents' names.
1620-1850
124,918
This collection of Massachusetts town marriage records covers 1620-1850. Information includes the names of the bride and groom, marriage date, and marriage place.
1620-1850
88,889
This collection of Massachusetts town death records covers 1620-1850. Information includes the person's name, death date, and burial place.
This collection of marriage records includes marriages in or near New York City. Information includes the name of the bride and groom, date and place of the marriage, and source information.
1633-1850
820,711
This collection of Massachusetts marriage records covers marriages from select towns and includes records from 1633-1850. Information, when available, includes the names of the bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, and source of the record.
This collection contains marriage records from civil, church, and other records of New Hampshire marriages. Coverage by county varies. Details in each record varies by the original source, but could include the bride and groom's name, age, marital status, birth date, birth place, race, place and date of marriage, parents' names, grandparents, and the FHL film number.
This collection of South Carolina marriages comes from a variety of sources, including courthouse records, newspapers, church records, and pensions. Information in the records varies, but may include the name of the bride and groom, marriage date, marriage location, and location of the original record.
This collection of South Carolina marriage records was compiled from newspapers, pension records, and church records, and were provided by Paul R. Sarrett, Jr. Records date from 1641-1799, and when available, each contains the full names of the bride and groom, the date of the record, as well as location and source.
pre-1870
218,569
This collection contains death and burial records from Connecticut town clerk records, church records, and other records about deaths and burials in the state. The number of records in each county varies; this database is not a comprehensive index of deaths and burials for this time period. The information provided varies by county, but can include name, gender, race, birth date and place, occupation, residence, marital status, spouse, date and place of death, date and place of burial, father's name and birthplace, mother's name and birthplace, and FHL film number.
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