Welcome to RootsMap -
to help find the origin of your surname

• RootsMap produce Surname Distribution Maps for the Great Britain - England, Scotland & Wales (GB) and Ireland.
  
• These help you find where a name originated and make colourful additions to your family history files.
  
• Visit the Surname Search page to look for your surname  - as an Infill Map for GB or Ireland.
  
• Each map is produced individually and can be downloaded as pdf files or posted to any address worldwide.
• GB - 1881 Census data is used to produce a map showing the distribution of the name by place of birth.
  
• Ireland - Griffith's Valuation in mid-C18th is used to produce a map showing household distribution of the surname.