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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

Is your surname here?

    • 2,377 members
    • 2,236 studies
    • 7,920 surnames

Fun Zone

~ Welcome to the Fun Zone ~

The Guild is very proud of its members achievements and hard work. We love to celebrate them whenever possible, and hope that learning about their skills and discoveries might tempt you to dip your toes into a one-name study.

We have created some fun activities for you to try – both to find out a little more about how our Guild members research, and to expand your own skills. We will be adding more activities all the time for you.

Choose an activity below. Each one will open in a new tab. Click on the original tab to return to this page.

You’ll see controls to help you move between parts of each activity. Here is what each control does:

Enjoy Some Stories

Dip into some of the many stories our members have collected. Some are romantic, some sad, some tell of bravery in war, others of crime and dark deeds. Will they inspire you to look at your ancestors lives?

Get An Award

Earn a certificate for your study by completing one of our challenges. Each shows you have carried out a specific type of research. Collect three icons as you progress towards the final certificate challenge.

One-Naming for Families

This is a fun thing for families or groups to do and you can get a certificate for completing it. Choose a surname that’s in your family and see how you get on.

Want to learn more?

Find your names in our studies

Watch our video for an overview of one-name studies

Read articles in our Journals

Other Guild Websites

You may find our other Guild websites of interest:

  • Members’ Websites Program
  • Surname Cloud
  • Guild Members’ records on FamilySearch
  • Guild Marriage Locator

Contact Us

Email: Guild General Contact
Postal address:
c/o Secretary
Edendale, 113 Stomp Road
Burnham, Berkshire, SL1 7NN, U.K
Call us free on:
UK: 0800 011 2182
US & Canada: 1-800-647-4100
Australia: 1800 305 184

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