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Sites in which the primary focus is the etymology of a surname and its variants, a one-name study or organization, relevant genealogy, or an associated family history.

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Resources in This Category

• Rabe: Family Past

  http://www.familypast.com/
  Ancestral research compiled by Debra (Rabe) Patek, mostly US based covering Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, with earlier lines originating in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

• Raile Family

  http://www.raile.com/
  Ancestral history of Penny Raile, including German and Russian heritage, pedigree, photographs and associated links.

• Raimondo Family Tree

  http://www.mraymond.com/raimondofamilytree/index.htm
  History of the lineage formerly of Norristown and Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, and the Italo-Albanian village of Acquaformosa, Italy. Includes photographs, flowcharts, documentation and reunion information, compiled by Michael Raymond.

• Ramsdale Family Register

  http://www.ramsdale.org/
  Registered with the Guild of One Name Studies, number 3548. Including variants Ramsdaille, Ramsdall, Ramsdal, Ramsdill and Ramsdell.

• Rankin Family History Project

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sarankin/
  Researching the family's Missouri heritage, inparticular lineages from Dade, Perry and St Louis. Surnames include Daniel, Doerr (Duerr), Klump, McCabe, Richardson and Torpe.

• Rauen and Holley Families

  http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/a/u/Holley-D-Rauen-CA/index.html
  Ancestral pedigree and photographs featuring surnames Barrett, Bradley, Earley, Kirkpatrick, Skipwith and Walker.

• Rauschkolb

  http://www.shotglass.org/r/
  Collecting and exchanging information and family history pertaining to the name and its application worldwide. Includes interactive trees.

• Rayment Society

  http://www.rayment.info/organisation/
  International, non-profit association devoted to researching the history of the name and its application including variants Raiment, Raymant, Raymond and Raymont.

• Raymond

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~raymondfamily/
  Family history of Cleve Raymond and Anita Wiser. Includes surnames Pitcher, Thompson, Hendricks, Hammer and Smith.

• Reader and Guillaumes

  http://www.angelfire.com/co/readersandguillaumes/
  Family research compiled by Sandy, including surnames Giauque, Greiner, Shepperd, Meyer and Koester.

• Reardon and Snijders

  http://www.reardon-family.org/
  Family research compiiled by John Reardon, Victoria AUS.

• Reckart

  http://jesus-messiah.com/reckart/html/Reckart.html
  Ancestral history compiled by Gary Reckart Snr from Tampa, Florida. Includes reunion details and descedants of Christian Reckart (b.1787) Morristown, NJ.

• Redd Family of Utah

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lemuel/
  Family tree, research projects and reunions, mainly Utah with North Carolina roots. Includes surnames Hancocks, Bryners, Butlers and Hardisons.

• Redding Family

  http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/e/d/Max-R-Redding/index.html
  Ancestral heritage of Basil Redding including the surnames Redding, Sappington, Mathews and Wilson.

• Reilly and Parrott

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~parrottreilly/
  Family history of Lee (Parrott) Reilly. Includes variants Parratt and O'Reilly.

• Reissner Reunion

  http://reissner-guben.org/
  For descendants and relatives of Mann Marcus Reissner. This group met for the first time in Guben, Germany in 2004.

• Relf Society

  http://relfsociety.org/
  Internationally aims to maintain an association of those interested in the origin, history, dispersion, and development of the name and its variants.

• Renn

  http://www.renn.co.uk/
  Ancestral heritage and general interests of Chris and Penny Renn. Features the application of the surname in the UK; includes BDM records.

• Renowden Family

  http://west-penwith.org.uk/renowden/
  Registered with the Guild of One Name Studies, number 1137. Includes variants Trenowden, Renoden and Trenorden. Maintained by Rick Parsons in conjunction with Philip A Renowden.

• Renslow Family History

  http://www.tdl.com/~larry/renslow/toc.shtml
  Location of historical data both on and off the web. Includes variants Ranslow and Renslo, name origins and a directory of researchers.

• Rhymes

  http://john.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
  Ancestral heritage of John Longstreet Rhymes including charts, general history and individual interests.

• Richens

  http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/i/c/Julian-Richens/index.html
  Descendants of Simon Richens (b.1735) as compiled by Julian Richens. Includes a surname index.

• Richer dit Lafle Family Association

  http://www.richerditlafleche.org/
  Bringing together those interested in the life and history of the Richer dit Laflèche and the descendants of Pierre Richer and Dorothée Brassard.

• Ridings

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dustbunny/Ridings.html
  Researching the lineage of William Ridings (b.abt.1798) and son John (b.1836).

• Rieger

  http://www.isomedia.com/homes/reiger/
  Family history and photographs of Rieger and Reiger of Tuscarawas County, Ohio (1850s to present). Compiled by Ron and Susan Reiger.

• Riehle

  http://riehle.net/
  Articles and photographs on various lineages, including name origin and pronunciation. Also features email and hosting options plus associated links.

• Riggs

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~peggyriggskopp/
  Branches of Peggy Riggs Kopp's family tree. Includes the surnames Wells, Coleman, Gouge and Barnett. Focus is on the line of Jesse/John Washington Riggs of TN, AL; and Nicholas/Charles W WELLS of IL, MO and MI.

• Ring Family Tree

  http://www.angelfire.com/md/ringtree/
  Descendants of Dennis Ring who emigrated from Cork, Ireland to New York USA. Compiled by Brian Ring.

• Ririe

  http://www.ririe.org/
  Ancestral heritage of the James Edmond Ririe and Verna Fannie Perry Ririe family. Includes journals, histories, photographs and historical documents.

• Ritsma

  http://www.ritsma.org/
  Descendants of Henry and Joyce in Colorado USA and abroad. Ancestral photographs and immigration to 1668, plus associated links.

• Rohan

  http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/r/o/h/Darla-S-Rohan/index.html
  Descendants of Frank Rohan (b.1854) Austrian Empire, married Mary Sablatura circa 1879 in Bohemia. Includes surnames Everet, Henry, Ledbetter and Smith.

• Rolison

  http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/v/e/g/Tammy--D-Vega/index.html
  Descendants of Jeremiah Rolison 1753-1823 and wife Ann Leffler. Compiled by Tammy Rolison Vega.

• Rollenhagen

  http://www.rollenhagen.de/
  Ancestral history of Claus Rollenhagen featuring lineages from Brüsewitz, Hansfelde and the villages of Saatzig, DEU; includes family arrivals in the USA. Available in German and English.

• Romaine

  http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~promaine/
  Family history of Paul Romaine including descendants of John Romaine 1798-1852 of Westchester County, NY. Features biographical sketches and associated links.

• Romanyk: Ancestry Search

  http://www.romanyk.com/
  Family research including variations Romanec, Romanek, Romanic, Romaneck, Romanich, Romaniec, Romaniuc, Romaniuk, Romanuck, Romanych, Romanyuk and Romanetz.

• Rombouts Family

  http://www.familierombouts.nl/indexmenuE.htm
  Family trees commencing at 1550 in Belgium (Loenhout) via Zierikzee and Rotterdam (Holland). Includes photographs, BDMs and general information.

• Rommel

  http://www.angelfire.com/bc/Rommel/
  Ancestral research worldwide with particular emphasis on Germany, Canada and the United States.

• Roncada

  http://www.roncada.com/
  Worldwide research into the name and its application. Includes searchable database (primarily Roncada).

• Roolf and Ostien Families

  http://www.treesprout.com/ostien/
  Researching the lineages from Turtle Creek and Wilkins Township, PA USA. Includes surnames Boden, Divens, Henderson, Leax, Popovich and Porter. Compiled by Brian and Mary Mathewson.

• Rooney

  http://www.rooneys-minnesota.com/
  History of the linegaes that settled in Minnesota in the mid 1860s after immigrating to Canada from Ireland in the mid 1830s.

• Rosenberry

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosenberry/
  Discussion of the name and its variants with links to resources, messageboard, photographs and digital image archives.

• Rosson

  http://www.rosson.org/
  Community message board dedicated to researching the Rosson name.

• Rostock Family Tree

  http://www.rostockfamily.com/
  Descendants of Peter Samuel Nilsson and Catarina Petersdotter, founders of Rostock farm in Småland, Sweden.

• Rouleau Association of America (ADFRA)

  http://pages.infinit.net/rouleau/ind2ANGL.html
  Non-profit society researching the descendants of the three families, Gabriel Rouleau, Louis Rouleau and brothers Pierre and Jean-Baptiste Rouleau.

• Roulstone Ancestral Origins and Source Information

  http://www.roulstone.net/
  Attempting to bring together research into the name and its application.

• Rowberry

  http://www.rowberry.org/
  Registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies, number 278. Includes variants Rubery, Rowbury and Ruberry.

• Rowden

  http://www.rowdensurname.org/
  Registered with the Guild of One Name Studies, number 3155. Includes variant Rowdon. Maintained by Gavin P J Rowden.

• Rud or Rude

  http://www.rudefamily.50megs.com/
  Descendants of Christian Simenson and Petra Mortensdatter Knutrud who emigrated to the USA from Norway circa 1889. Upon becoming US Citizens, the Knut was dropped and Rud or Rude was adopted.

• Rudge

  http://homepages.wmich.edu/~rudged/gen/gen.html
  Extended family over four states

• Rugh Family

  http://home.earthlink.net/~pknox/rugh.html
  Tracing the family line from Pennsylvania.

• Runquist

  http://myfamilyhistory.kenrunquist.net/
  Family history of Ken Runquist, including surnames Corothers, Wilzer and Wutzke.

• Ruppert Family

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ruppert/
  History of Joseph Ruppert born in Germany in 1817, died in Baltimore in 1880. Includes surnames Buchheimer, Braun, Geiger, Holdefer and Weitzel. Compiled by Gary B Ruppert.

• Rury

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~krury/
  Family history of Kenneth Rury including surnames Atkinson, Bagley, Bonjour, Cloudt, Trevethan and Sultemeier. Also features name history and application including variants Rurey, Rurade, MacRury and McRury.

• Rush

  http://members.tripod.com/~AGailRush/index-2.html
  Family history of Alison Rush, Hanover, PA USA. Includes South Carolina connections and surnames Fuchs (Fox), Mitchell, Montgomery and Davidson.

• Rutherford, Wells and Jeffcoat

  http://home.earthlink.net/~marine_tom/
  Old family photographs from the early 1900s through to present day.

• Ryan

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~anneryan/
  Family history of Anne Marie Black Ryan including surnames Anderson, Babcock, Black, Cole, Hooker, Hurst, Miller and Thrasher. Features information on South West Iowa and Northwestern Missouri.

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