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Surname Registry

Washington Co., Pennsylvania

The Surname Registry lists researchers and the surnames they are interested in. Use the surname registry as a place to find other people researching the same surnames that you are. With a little luck, you may find you can share information. Of course, we welcome your entries in the registry which can be entered via the submission form below.

When viewing a volume of surnames, if you find a surname of interest, use your mouse to click on the submitter's name. This will start your email program. Compose a message to the submitter asking your questions. Then, sit back and wait for a reply!

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  Browse Volume 12  0 surnames 25-Jan-1999 to Present 
  Browse Volume 11  298 surnames 23-Dec-1998 to 25-Jan-1999 
  Browse Volume 10  311 surnames 20-Oct-1998 to 22-Dec-1998 
  Browse Volume 9  314 surnames 13-Aug-1998 to 20-Oct-1998 
  Browse Volume 8  308 surnames 25-May-1998 to 12-Aug-1998 
  Browse Volume 7  300 surnames  29-Mar-1998 to 25-May-1998 
  Browse Volume 6  273 surnames  24-Jan-1998 to 29-Mar-1998 
  Browse Volume 5  257 surnames  22-Oct-1997 to 23-Jan-1998 
  Browse Volume 4  315 surnames  01-Jul-1997 to 28-Oct-1997 
  Browse Volume 3  316 surnames  15-Feb-1997 to 30-Jun-1997 
  Browse Volume 2  299 surnames  13-Oct-1996 to 14-Feb-1997 
  Browse Volume 1  293 surnames  15-Jul-1996 to 12-Oct-1996 

Other Surname Search Areas on the Worldwide Web

Besides our Washington Co., PA Surname Registry, and those maintained by other county coordinators in the, there are several other surnames archives on the Web. Below is a list of the current popular ones. They are maintained by various unrelated, and related, genealogical organizations as well as individuals. When you click on any of the links below, you will be exiting our page and entering these other group's web pages. Don't forget to come back here sometime!

SurnameWeb - The SurnameWeb is designed to be a clearinghouse for links to webpages with extensive information on a particular surname, linked on the Surnames Page, or on the descendant of a particular ancestor, linked on the Descendents of Page.

GenForum - GenForum is a conglomeration of message boards (some people call them queries, we call them forums) with organized according to surname.

Roots Surname List - Maintained by the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative. The Roots Surname List (RSL) is a list of surnames (over 207,972 in March 1997, submitted by over 25,441 Internet genealogists) with associated dates and locations.

soc.genealogy.surnames (aka GENAM-L) Archive - The soc.surnames.genealogy (aka GENNAM-L) Archive is a collection of postings made to the soc.genealogy.surnames newsgroup since late 1994. By November 1996, they had had 43,500 submissions.

ROOTS-L Archive - The ROOTS-L Archive is a collection of E-Mail messages that have been sent to the ROOTS-L electronic mailing list since late 1987.

GENDEX - Worldwide Web Genealogical Index - This huge name index is maintained by an individual, Gene Stark. As of March 1998 there were over 5.2 million individuals and 2.1 million surnames. Individuals who keep their genealogy on their home computers can use Gene's software to index their GEDCOM databases and the submit that index to Gene to become part of GENDEX.

JewishGen Family Finder - Maintained by the JewishGen organization and is now searchable via the Web. Created in 1982, this is a database of towns and surnames currently being researched by Jewish genealogists worldwide. As of April 1997, over 3500 people had made 17,000 ancestral surname submissions and 6,500 town name submissions.

Helm's Toolbox Query Central - This is a very large archive of queries maintained by Matt Helm. This is a very large site is worth looking at for more than just the query area.

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