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From: "T. Thompson" <>
Subject: [MARTIN-L] SURNAME DISTRIBUTION
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 05:52:01 -0500
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I'm not sure of the accuracy of this tool... but it is
definitely interesting.

Enter a surname (last name) into the form and you'll get a map of the
United States showing the distribution of people with this surname
within the 50 United States. This map is often helpful when trying to
determine a
starting point for genealogy projects.

The source of this data is the 1850 Census, 1880 Census, 1920 Census,
and 1990's phone books. Note that the Census data is a sampling of 1 in
100
names, so the 1990 data is the most accurate.

It just might give you a hint where you need to look.

http://genbooks.hypermart.net/search/distribution.html

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