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Anyone else found a surname with just 1 "place"? Started looking av UK and tried a few I could think of. I'm from Sweden so I went for the obvious ones like Sm
by Zobat 5y ago
Anyone else found a surname with just 1 "place"?
Started looking av UK and tried a few I could think of. I'm from Sweden so I went for the obvious ones like Smith, Black, White and then just for laughs continued with colors (oops, that was UK so colours, i suppose). Went with Red, Blue and so on, was surprised by how many Pinks there were but then hit "gold" (1861 places) with Magenta, one place!
- nimajneb 5y agoMy wifes maiden name is unique, several generations ago (early 1900s or so) her ancestors took their German surname and added a French La to the beginning. Won't show up on any of these maps becuase they we are in the US.
- sjmm1989 5y agoSimple fix is simple then? Remove the La and just use the original surname. I've had to do something similar of sorts in tracking my family tree in the past. Long story short is this: Last names change, but bloodlines don't.
- sjmm1989 5y agoPoland for me. 1 result, almost smack dab in the middle. Romania has none. The rest all seem to have some in them. Some more than others. UK though. lol... map turn red. Edit: I'm in Canada for context.
- SamBam 5y agoA SurnameMapWhack. I found mine own, by having a relatively-uncommon US last name, and then being born in a European country where no one else has that name.
- baud147258 5y agoMy mother's maiden appear in one place, which is the correct location for her, even if there's still a few living relatives elsewhere in France with the same name.