Very interesting... I tried logging on to this site and, for the first time, was not able to connect. I belong to several mail lists and sent this address to each. I hope we didn't bring their system down by all trying to log in at the same time!!! Maybe try again later. CRITTER581@aol.com wrote: > > X-Mailing-List: <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/3976 > > X-Loop: FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com > > Precedence: list > > Resent-Sender: FRENCH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > I have just tried it and it gave me a response that the site wasn't accepting > requests . What the heck? Bill Frech > > In a message dated 1/15/01 2:55:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, > tethomps@bluemarble.net writes: > > > Subj: [FRENCH-L] SURNAME DISTRIBUTION TOOL > > Date: 1/15/01 2:55:22 AM Pacific Standard Time > > From: tethomps@bluemarble.net (T. Thompson) > > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com">FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > To: FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure of the accuracy of this tool... but it is > > definitely interesting. > > > > Enter a surname (last name) into the form and you'll get a map of the > > United States showing the distribution of people with this surname > > within the 50 > > United States. This map is often helpful when trying to determine a > > starting > > point for genealogy projects. > > > > The source of this data is the 1850 Census, 1880 Census, 1920 Census, > > and > > 1990's phone books. Note that the Census data is a sampling of 1 in 100 > > names, so the 1990 data is the most accurate. > > > > It just might give you a hint where you need to look. > > > > http://genbooks.hypermart.net/search/distribution.html > > > > >