January 2011 Update to RootsWeb Surname List New and Modified Surnames starting with YZ - To learn more about the RSL, including how to access the full RSL which has over a million surnames (these postings are only the NEW or CHANGED names). how to submit surnames, etc., visit http://rsl.rootsweb.com/ - Write directly to the submitter if you would like to exchange information. Entries are formatted as follows: Surname Date1 Date2 Migration Comments & Nametag Surname: The surname being researched Date1: The earliest date for which the submitter has information. Date2: The most recent date. Migration: Where people of this line lived during the period listed. Comments: Additional information (not always included) Nametag: What you need to actually contact the submitter. Abbreviations used in the migration are listed on this web page: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/ OK, so you see a surname listed below and want to share and compare with the person who submitted it. How do you find the submitter? It's not all that bad: to obtain the address info for the submitter whose nametag is "example" (just for example), go here: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=example Reminder: the nametag is the last word on each line in the list below. ===================================== 1 February 2011 Yergert 1896 1975 WA>NE Beeps Young 1850 1947 Germany>TN>MO>KS Riverboat pilots cgallant Youngblood 1700 1930 BalitmoreCo, MD>NC>SC>GA jcall001 Zwicker 1680 1991 ELS,DEU>CLE,OH USA walt21 Zane 1957 1960 Colorado Zane Ranch, Fountain, CO CGallant Zohrmeyer 1820 1900 Rheinland Dusseldorf jonny2 Zumbiel 1820 Ohio Anna Zumbiel Beegle See directions at the top of this message for information on how to retrieve the submitters' contact information.