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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

• Wainwright Family

  http://www.wainwrightfamily.org/
  Information on the family in Essex County, Massachusetts compiled by Charles Wainwright. Includes photographs, author biography, maps and related surnames.

• Waldorf and Sauer

  http://www.bancado.com/homepage.htm
  Family trees including surnames Person and Zibert. Also features photographs and information on the Red Rock Yacht Club.

• Walkup

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allwalkups/
  Family history of Wendy Gayle Walkup-Barry. Features pedigrees and resources for those researching the surname.

• Wannall

  http://www.wannall.com/
  Family history and photographs plus fun facts, chat room and bulletin board.

• Warne Ancestry

  http://www.warneweb.com/
  Researching related surnames including Brooks, McColm, Hamilton and Irwin.

• Warner: Bath County, Kentucky

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~warner/surnames.htm
  Descendants of Jacob Warner from Bath County, Kentucky. Includes graveyard information, obituaries, birth records and guest book.

• Warren

  http://www.angelfire.com/ny/earthstar/ebenclub.html
  Data and directory of Ebenezer Warren research.

• Wassell

  http://homepages.which.net/~j.wassell/
  Family history of John Wassell including surname origin and general interests.

• Watlingtons of West Tennessee 1830-1997

  http://watlington.homelinux.org:8000/watlington/
  Online book in HTML or PDF formats. Recounts the history of several family lines, including numerous allied families with surnames including Hammond, Williams, Threadgill, Parchman, and Daniel.

• Watton Family

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dawnsfamily/
  Descendants of William and Rebecca Watton and related families.

• Waugh Family

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waughs/
  Descendants of William Waugh and the ancestors of Tyler Sean Waugh.

• Weatherford, Christmas, Walker and Cash Families

  http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/e/a/Thomas-G-Weatherford/index.html
  Researching the Christmas and Weatherford families of North Carolina and Virginia, and the Cash and Walker families of Kentucky. Compiled by Thomas G Weatherford of Charlottesville, VA USA.

• Weddington

  http://www.angelfire.com/wy/billprogram/index.html
  Descendants of William Weddington (b1747), Cabarras County, North Carolina USA

• Weedin

  http://weedin.com/
  Weeden family information and genealogy; namely, descendants of Benjamin Weedin, circa 1766, Rhode Island.

• Weedman Family: Roots and Branches

  http://www.weedman.org/
  Fostering the exchange of information and promoting research into the various US lineages. Includes descendantsof Christian Weedman Snr, Olaf Weedman (Swedish line) and the Florida based lineage of German origins.

• Weispfenning

  http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=surnameweispfenn
  Web ring dedicated to the name and its application.

• Weissinger

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kentlw/
  Ancestral lineage of Kent Lee Weissinger. Includes family tree and related links.

• Wellmeier

  http://www.wellmeier.com/
  Family lineage including spelling variation of Wellmeyer. Submissions of photographs and stories encouraged. Compiled by Brian Wellmeier.

• Wells

  http://neonleon.4t.com/
  Descendants of William Monroe and Tennessee (Wheeler) Wells. Focus on the Oklahoma lineages.

• Wemyss

  http://homepage.eircom.net/~wemyssr1/
  A resource for collecting information on the history of the family in Ireland. Features various documents for downloading (.doc format) as well as information on surname variants.

• Werk and Bednarz

  http://www.siegridrobinson.com/
  Researching the Werk and Bednarz families in either Germany, Poland or the United States. Compiled by Siegrid Robinson.

• Weyreter

  http://www.weyreter.de/indexeng.html
  Family history including pedigree, coat of arms and guestbook. Also available in German.

• Wheatley Family

  http://wheatleyfamily.net/
  A family history resource including stories, charts, pictures, poetry, and recent news.

• Whiteside Family Association

  http://www.whitesideancestry.org/
  A non-profit organization providing research and data related to the family ancestry. Includes information on the DNA project, coat of arms, newsletter, and membership information.

• Whiting Family

  http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/manddwhi/
  Family history including surnames Whiting, Allan, Hopwood, Cole, McGee and Kirdy. Compiled by Murray and Daphne of Ashburton, New Zealand.

• Whitmer Family Tree: Clarion County, PA

  http://studyintl.tribalpages.com/
  Descendants of Henry and Rebecca Whitmer. Whitmer's pedigree includes Alvin H, Orin, Maurice and Maurice Jnr.

• Whitnah Family Heritage

  http://www.xmission.com/~whitnahd
  Descendants of Henry F. Whitenah (Whitnah) in America, from 1760.

• Whitten

  http://www.look4whittens.com/
  Descendants of brothers Pleasant and Austin Whitten who immigrated from Edgefield, South Carolina in 1843 to Winston County, Mississippi in 1849. Descendants located in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Alabama.

• Whittingham Family Ancestry

  http://www.whittinghams.me.uk/
  Focusing on the lineages of Staffordshire County, ENG. Includes BDMs for the West Midlands; photographs and pedigree.

• Whitwam

  http://www.whitwam.co.uk/
  Focusing on the lineages of Colne Valley, complied by Steve Whitman. Includes the surnames Holroyd, Taylor, Singleton, Berry, Bottomley and Livesey. Main villages are Golcar, Longwood, Scamonden, Slaithwaite, Lintwaite, Lingards and Marsden.

• Wicke Family

  http://kandlewicke.tripod.com/
  Descendants of Fredrik Wicke (fought in the war of 1812), including surnames Becker, Kreuter and Reis.

• Wiggall, Wiggill, and Wiggle Families

  http://wiggall-wiggill-wiggle-family.com/
  Descendants of Richard Wiggall (b.1609)from Cranham England. Features family history, surname variations, upcoming events, and family tree information.

• Wild

  http://www.wild-roots.org/
  Descendants of Casimir and Joseph Wild. Offers descendant charts, pedigrees, individual search, and photographs as well as a private members only section.

• Willey

  http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/johnny/
  Family history and general interests of John Willey. Includes suranmes Ely, Garrett, Elam, Claiborne, Cliborn, DuVall, Mullikin, Cheeney, Caughey, Coy and Lindsey.

• Willis Clan

  http://www.willisclan.net/
  Lineage and history of Benjamin Willis, V. Includes family tree, reunion information, mail list and guest book.

• Willmott

  http://www.willmotts.org.uk/
  Family history (extracts)and photographs compiled by Ian Willmott. Features surnames Willmott, Wilmot, Hatton, Bishop, Jennings, Palmer and Latham. Mainly confined to Somerset and Warwickshire.

• Wilmoth

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wilmoth/
  Descendants of Ezekiel Wilmoth who settled on the Mitchell's River near what is now known as Kapp's Mill.

• Winchester

  http://www.winchesters.net/
  Descendants of Willoughby and Mary Wallace Winchester. Includes cival war records, Coat of Arms and photographs.

• Windeatt

  http://www.windeatt.f2s.com/
  Family history of Sandra Windeatt, including a name study on the Windeatt, Winget and Wingate families that originated from Devon, England.

• Wingfield Family

  http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/i/n/Mark-Wingfield/index.html
  Family history of Mark Wingfield of Sheffield, UK. Features family tree, photographs, surname list, and contact information.

• Wisinski

  http://www.bbknet.us/
  Family history, photographs and general interests compiled by Barb Rice, Bob Wisinski and Alii Kiki.

• Witoelar

  http://www.witoelar.com/
  Family tree of Surya, Satya, and Wimar of Indonesia.

• Witte

  http://www.adinweb.de/
  Ancestral history including the surnames Witte, Kroeger, Dinski and Hinz.

• Wolcott: England and America

  http://wolcottfamily.com/
  Descendants of several lineages featured. Includes history of the Wolcott and Walcott families in England, and information about the Society of Descendants of Henry Wolcott.

• Wolfensberger Family Association

  http://www.wolfensberger.org/
  Non-profit association for the descendants of Hans von Wolfsberg born circa 1395 near Bauma, SWZ. Features origins and the variants Wolfensperger, Wolfenbarger, Wolfinbarger, Spargur and Sparger. Includes membership, quarterly newsletter, resources and associated contacts.

• Wonnacott

  http://www.wonnacott.org/
  Single name study including variants Wonacott, Winnacott and Winnicott. Details Cornwall and Devon origins, global application, and research contacts featuring interactive submissions.

• Woodbridge

  http://swoodbridge.com/
  Ancestral history and general interests of Stephen Woodbridge and family. Includes surname database, photographs and associated links.

• Woodman: Family Connection

  http://www.woodmans.ca/
  Family history compiled by Ron and Dan Woodman. Viewable in English or French and includes pedigree information, a guest book and related surnames.

• Woolfenden Family Tree

  http://woolfenden.org.uk/
  Tracing ancestral roots from Bury and Liverpool. Based on a hard copy produced by Vivien Lavis Jones and Merle James.

• Woolman Central

  http://woolmancentral.com/
  Dedicated to the documentation of the Woolman family and to educate about John Woolman and the John Woolman Memorial Association.

• Woolvett

  http://www.woolvett.com/
  Family history of Brian Woolvett from Essex, England to South Australia, including Canadian connection. Features database, photographs and surnames Shields and Spoors.

• Worcester: Family Historian

  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~familyhistorian/
  Ancestors and descendants of David and Melissa Worcester including the surnames Hansen, Anderson, Drake, McDowall and Clark.

• Worgul

  http://home.earthlink.net/~bobworgul/
  Family tree includes surnames of Prossek, Arnold, Long and Taddey.

• Wozny

  http://pweb.netcom.com/~sultnwoz/
  Family history of Brian Scott Wozny of Parma, OH USA. Focuses on lineages of OH, PA, NY, and NJ, USA.

• Wren Family

  http://www.bedfordpark.net/genealogy/wren/
  Researching the family lines throughout the UK and their connections to Sir Christopher Wren. Includes a list of researchers, family trees, various photographs, and related links.

• Wykes

  http://www.wykes.org/
  History, heraldry, distribution, gallery, records, map, forum and associated links.

• Wyman

  http://www.wyman.org/
  Descendents of Francis Wyman of Westmill, ENG as compiled by John Wyman and focusing on the MA, USA lineage. Includes photographs, guest book, gedcoms, association information and historical documents.

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