It’s Surname Roundup Time!*
Genealogy veterans probably have a ready-to-go document with their research surnames on it so they can post them to message boards and mailing lists. If you’re new to genealogy though, it might be time to create that list and post it on your blog. Doing so makes it visible to search engines and helps potential cousins find you.
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YATES Surnames
ANDERSON
BALL (TN)
BREEDLOVE (VA, KY, TN, MO)
CARLISLE (TN)
CRAWFORD (VA, SCOTLAND)
DAWSON (KY, MO)
HARRISON (NC, TN)
HOLMES (NC, VA, TN, MO, OR)
KELSEY/KELSAY (TN)
MOLINE (SWEDEN, MN, WA)
NORDGREN (SWEDEN, MN, IA, WA)
OSGATHARP/OSGATHORPE (ENGLAND, NC, KY, TN, AR)
PENTECOST (TN, MO)
POINDEXTER/POINGDESTRE/POINDESTRE (Channel Islands, VA, KY)
REDDIN/REDDEN (Wales, TN)
REGISTER (DE, MD, TN)
SMITH (2) (VA, KY, TN, MO)
SPEER, SPEERS, SPEARS (VA, KY)
STEELMAN (Sweden, PA, NJ, NC, DE, TN)
WRIGHT (England, NY, NC)
YATES (Possibly England, TN, MO, WA)
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WILKERSON Surnames
BEAN (VT, NY, MI, IA)
BOYERT (Germany, IA)
COOK (Canada, NY, IA)
DESPAIN (VA, NC, KY, IA)
HAGA (OH, IA)
HARMES (Germany, IA)
HORST (Germany, IA)
JORDAN (VA, OH, IA)
LANGREHR (Germany, IA)
MCCOY (IA)
MILLER (PA, IL, IA)
OTTO (Germany, IA)
PERKINS (IA)
RIPLEY (NY, OH, IL, IA)
SIX (England)
SKAGGS (KY, IA)
WHIT(T)MORE (KY, IA)
WILKERSON/WILKINSON (DE, IN, IA, WA)
*© Photo in Wilkerson Family collection and is private property.




















