Electronic

Online and Software Sources of Maps

Product Name	Output	Level	Source/Notes
Surname Profiler – now Nat. Trust Names	Online Surname distribution Postcode area maps Supporting statistical data	1881 England/Wales/Scotland 1998 Electoral Rolls	Cutoff: Frequency 100 Supporting statistical data needs to be much better explained
Surname Atlas	Surname/Forename distribution	1881 England/Wales/Scotland	1881 census
Genmap UK v2	Mapping software on CD	1881 UK ancient counties+ EW registration districts (E & W only)	Genmap No frequency cutoff
Birdie v3	Mapping software on CD	1881 GB county (+ parish plug-ins for Berkshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire)	possibly not available now
Oxford Ancestors	Costed on-demand surname map	Current UK dot distribution	MyMap
Rootsmap [link no longer available]	Costed on-demand name map	1881 UK county	also Genmap v1
Ancestry.com	Online map individualised to name	1891 England and Wales	1891 census
Harry Wykes	Online – produce your own free maps	1881 GB county-normalisation of figures	Hand-drawn by the author
Prof Roy Newton	Online map	1837-1851 EW Superintendent’s registration districts	Hand-drawn by the author
Barry Griffin	Online map	2002 maps of Ireland and Isle of Man	Created ad hoc from telephone directory data
University of Cork	Atlas of Irish names-online map	Historical distribution of selected names
History Data Service [link no longer available]	Accompanying CD-ROM set to Historic Parishes of England and Wales	Pre-1851 EW ancient parishes
Vision of Britain GB Historical Gis project	Boundary changes	Historical administrative district maps