See my last name is always the hardest to find so I would really like to know where i'm really from!
2007-01-13 10:35:03 · 8 answers · asked by mrpslovssg1 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hi there-
There is this interesting website that gives you information as well as variations of your last name and a general idea of the origin. I too have a hard last name, so I did get a website a long time ago that had some information but I can't seem to find it in my links. I'll have to look again.
However, here are a few to start you off:
http://www.last-names.net/Articles/Place.asp
http://www.nameseekers.co.uk/surname.htm
http://genealogy.about.com/od/surnames/a/surname_meaning.htm
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
2007-01-13 10:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Smiley_1995 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are a lot of sites that will tell you the different countries a suname has come from; however, you will need to do a little more research to see which country you are actually from. If nothing else, you can try to find other last-name search engines online.
Here are a few sites to start with:
http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/bl_meaning.htm
http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/
http://www.last-names.net/Articles/Anatomy.asp
2007-01-13 10:51:55 · answer #2 · answered by nedoglover 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried doing a web search? I just did one for my maiden name & discovered that it is Welsh (from Wales). And I found web sights for several other people with the same last name spelt the same way. So try that, it doesn't cost anything except a few min. of your time.
By the way my name was Mattocks!!
2007-01-13 11:08:01 · answer #3 · answered by Donna J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine is too! Sorry to tell you this, but I don't think there is one. You could try the free trial version at the link below, but to keep going back to it will cost you money after a while. Good luck finding one though!
2007-01-13 10:47:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on what the last name is, you may be able to find it in a dictionary.
Or, you could try doing a wikipedia search for it.
2007-01-13 10:38:05 · answer #5 · answered by AxMan_12 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can go to Ancestry.com and do basic searches and get information on names without paying for a membership.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx
2007-01-13 15:19:28 · answer #6 · answered by ATC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I knew...
2007-01-13 10:37:18 · answer #7 · answered by ticklemeblue 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
babynames.com
2007-01-13 11:58:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋