Web Sites for Genealogists, 2008 edition. Click here for details.

Free Online Name Listings maintained by Graham Jaunay. These include surname lists for Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.

FamilySearch.org is a non-profit service sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This web site offers access to the largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world.

GENUKI  Surname Research Directories for various counties in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales plus the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. These are worth checking.

WorldConnect Project by Rootsweb allows users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means of sharing with other researchers. There is free access to 480+ million names. 

GeneaNet: Genealogical Database Network. This site aims to set up a universal register of all the world's genealogical resources. To date 177+ million entries are available for searching.

GENUKI Search offers a surname search of all the GENUKI databases plus pages from the National Archives, the Society of Genealogists, Federation of Family History Societies, many family history societies and county surname interest sites.

The Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS). The List of Register Names contains 7,000+ surnames. Also check the On-line Records for data stored by members. This can include databases of all extracted references to that name from the civil BDMs in England and Wales (1837-1904).

Rootsweb Australian and New Zealand Records. This site allows you to surname search 700,000+ contributed records containing 71,600+ distinct surnames for selected states and towns.

GenForum lists genealogy forums for individual surnames alphabetically. Particular surname forum messages can be viewed from the site and messages posted if desired.