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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

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

New Guild Memberships

The Guild membership year runs from 1st November to the following 31st October. Membership renewals are payable annually on 1st November. The Guild, by its Constitution, accepts only individuals as members (although there is nothing to prevent an individual who is a member of an organisation from joining). However, organisations or institutions may become subscribers to the Guild and receive the Guild's annual register and four quarterly Journals.

For individuals joining the Guild, there is a sliding scale of prices depending on the month of joining, which offers up to twenty-three months of membership for a single joining fee. Members joining during December and January have the option of choosing either the basic term, up to the next 1st November (ten or eleven months’ membership) or an extended term until 1st November of the following year (22 or 23 months’ membership).

Membership prices are set in British £ (GBP). Currency exchange rates are then applied to offer memberships in a variety of currencies. The tables below use today's exchange rates to provide approximate membership prices for the available currencies. Actual prices will be re-calculated at the time of purchase.

New members are also invited to register a study surname at the time you join us, by paying a one-time fee of £14.00 GBP (or equivalent) at the time you purchase your membership. Note that you do not have to register any One-Name Study at the time you join. Instead you can join as an ordinary member and still gain from most of the Guild’s facilities and benefits. You can apply to register a study at any time you feel ready. Click to find out more about One-Name Studies.

To proceed with your membership, please select one of the following options.
You will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of currencies and payment methods in our Guild Shop.

Membership only Membership with study

If you would instead prefer to apply by post, please select from the currencies below to download an application form. Fill in the form and send it with your subscription to the Membership Registrar at the address shown on the form.

   GB Pounds   Australian Dollars   Canadian Dollars   Euros   New Zealand Dollars   US Dollars

Guild New Membership Prices

(non-GBP prices are based on exchange rates of 22 Mar 2023 and may vary by time of purchase)

Month of JoiningTermGBPAUDCADEURNZDUSD
Dec extended23 months£34.50$64.95$59.55€40.35$70.07$43.46
Jan extended22 months£33.00$62.13$56.96€38.60$67.03$41.57
Feb21 months£31.50$59.30$54.37€36.85$63.98$39.68
Mar20 months£30.00$56.48$51.78€35.09$60.93$37.79
Apr19 months£28.50$53.65$49.20€33.34$57.89$35.90
May18 months£27.00$50.83$46.61€31.58$54.84$34.01
Jun17 months£25.50$48.01$44.02€29.83$51.79$32.12
Jul16 months£24.00$45.18$41.43€28.07$48.75$30.23
Aug15 months£22.50$42.36$38.84€26.32$45.70$28.35
Sep14 months£21.00$39.54$36.25€24.56$42.65$26.46
Oct13 months£19.50$36.71$33.66€22.81$39.61$24.57
Nov12 months£18.00$33.89$31.07€21.05$36.56$22.68
Dec11 months£18.00$33.89$31.07€21.05$36.56$22.68
Jan10 months£18.00$33.89$31.07€21.05$36.56$22.68

Guild New Membership Prices including Study Registration

(non-GBP prices are based on exchange rates of 22 Mar 2023 and may vary by time of purchase)

Month of JoiningTermGBPAUDCADEURNZDUSD
Dec extended23 months£48.50$91.31$83.72€56.73$98.51$61.10
Jan extended22 months£47.00$88.48$81.13€54.98$95.46$59.21
Feb21 months£45.50$85.66$78.54€53.22$92.42$57.32
Mar20 months£44.00$82.84$75.95€51.47$89.37$55.43
Apr19 months£42.50$80.01$73.36€49.71$86.32$53.54
May18 months£41.00$77.19$70.77€47.96$83.28$51.65
Jun17 months£39.50$74.36$68.18€46.20$80.23$49.76
Jul16 months£38.00$71.54$65.59€44.45$77.18$47.87
Aug15 months£36.50$68.72$63.00€42.69$74.14$45.98
Sep14 months£35.00$65.89$60.42€40.94$71.09$44.09
Oct13 months£33.50$63.07$57.83€39.19$68.04$42.20
Nov12 months£32.00$60.24$55.24€37.43$65.00$40.31
Dec11 months£32.00$60.24$55.24€37.43$65.00$40.31
Jan10 months£32.00$60.24$55.24€37.43$65.00$40.31

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The Guild Vision

The Guild will strengthen its position as the centre of excellence for surname studies by educating the public and worldwide genealogical community in one-name studies and empowering members to preserve their knowledge and share their expertise.

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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