American Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the American Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your American Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the American surname? In that year American was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
American records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your American family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Ancestry.com Global records search results for the American family. |
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Ancestry.com US records search results for the American family. |
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Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for the American family. |
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Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for the American family. |
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Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for the American family. |
Origins and History
New to Family History? Check out our Getting Started page. Check out House Of Names to investigate the origins of the American surname or get a copy of the American family Crest (a great gift idea!).
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered American ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your American Tree?
Visit our American DNA page to find out more.
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the American Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the American Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the American family tree.
Look at American Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of the American family using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for American family records.
Search MyHeritage for American family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the American family.
Research the American surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original American Military records.
American Family Tree Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed American family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of American data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the American family and people looking to contact living American relations.
Check out GENi for American family records.
Check out One Great Family for American records submitted by people who are already researching the American Family History .
Find your Irish American relatives on findmypast.ie
American Forums
Research the American surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous American Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the American family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the American surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
Some Famous People with the surname of American
| Vietnamese American |  | A Vietnamese American is an American of Vietnamese descent. |
| Cape Verdean American | | Cape Verdean immigration to the United States began in the early 1800s. |
| Pakistani American | | A Pakistani American refers to citizens of the United States of Pakistani heritage. |
| Dominican American | | A Dominican American (also Dominican-York) is any American who has origins in the Dominican Republic. |
| Icelandic American | | Icelandic Americans are Americans of Icelandic descent. |
| Indonesian American | | Indonesian Americans comprise immigrants from the multiethnic country of Indonesia to the United States, and their U. |
| Mongolian American | | Mongolian Americans are immigrants from Mongolia to the United States and their descendants. |
| Turkish American | | Turkish Americans are people who have Turkish ancestry and are citizens of the United States. |
| Albanian American | | Albanian Americans are United States citizens of Albanian ancestry. |
| Lebanese American | | Lebanese Americans are American citizens of Lebanese descent. |
| Chilean American | | Chilean Americans are Americans of Chilean descent. |
| Catalan American | | Catalan Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who acknowledge ethnic Catalan ancestry and self-identify with it. |
| Syrian American | | Syrian Americans are citizens of the United States of Syrian ancestry or nationality. |
| Argentine American | | Argentine Americans are citizens or residents of the United States whose origins are in the South American nation of Argentina. |
| Nicaraguan American | | Nicaraguan American (Spanish: "Nicarag?ense Estadounidense") are Americans of Nicaraguan ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to the United States. |
| Somali American | | Somali Americans are naturalized American citizens and residents born in, or with ancestors from Somalia. |
| Venezuelan American | | Venezuelan Americans are citizens and residents of the United States who trace their heritage to the South American nation of Venezuela. |
| Bolivian American | | A Bolivian American is an immigrant or descendant of Bolivian immigrants to the United States. |
| Liberian American | | Liberian Americans are American citizens who are of Liberian descent. |
| Ghanaian American | | Ghanaian Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Ghanaian heritage or were born in Ghana and immigrated to the United States of America. |
| Virgin Islander American | | Virgin Islander Americans are persons from the U. |
| Nepalese American | | Nepalese Americans are the Citizens or Permanent Residents or other people staying in United States whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in the South Asian nation of Nepal. |
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