We read about another website called "Named" claiming to map places where a particular surname has an unusually high local population in the United Kingdom. The site was labeled "not secure;" so I didn't spend much time exploring.
Here's the explanation from the website:
"Maps produced by named could indicate your family history, migration patterns, or just be a quirk. We are mapping where surnames are unusually prevalent, compared with the local general population (hence why rural areas often show up in the map - as it doesn't take many people with your surname to lead to a strong result there.) Very rare names are not mapped to preserve privacy."
I tried the surnames in our ancestry that were supposedly from Great Britain. Several were concentrated where we expected, some were too common, and a few were not included in the database.
Give it a try at www.named.publicprofiler.org.
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