I would like to find out the meaning of my last name as well as maybe be able to trace my family members.What is the best Canadian website to find out the origin/meaning of last names?
This is my standard list. 80% of the data is about USA citizens, but there are Canadians in RWWC and the Roots Web site. The Mormons have the Canadian 1881 census.
Use
http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/
instead of US Gen web. Surname origins are the last link, before the warnings.
http://www.cyndislist.com/
(240,000+ links, all cross-indexed.)
http://www.familysearch.com
(Mormon's mega-site)
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.c鈥?/a>
(450,000,000+ entries, of varying quality)
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/defa鈥?/a>
Surname meanings and origins
A word of warning - there isn't a magic site that will take your name in and give you a 12-generation pedigree. Genealogy takes time.
A second W. of W. - You won't find living people on any of the sites except the phone book one. You will have to find your grandparents' or great grandparents' birth dates and maiden names somewhere besides the Internet.
A third W. of W. - The free sites are supported by advertising, just like TV. You can't watch the Super Bowl without seeing a beer commercial, and you can't surf for dead relatives without seeing an Ancestry advertisement. Don't complain about advertisements. They bring you the "free" sites. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Try this one:
www.origin/originoflastnamescanada.comWhat is the best Canadian website to find out the origin/meaning of last names?
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