Cross Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the Cross Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20609 people with the Cross surname? In that year Cross was ranked number 175 for popularity in the UK. |
"The family bear a cross crosslet in their arms, whence probably the name.:. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Cross records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Cross family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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 US records search results for the Cross family. |
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Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for the Cross family. |
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Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for the Cross family. |
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Historical References
"CROSS. From residence at or near a wayside crucifix. (See under CHOUGH). In English records the name appears as ad Crucem and atte Cross. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Cross Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cross 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Cross family tree.
Explore Cross Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Cross family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Cross family records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Cross family data.
Check out the LDS Database for records of the Cross family.
Research the Cross surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cross Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 25649 people with the Cross surname in the UK? Cross is now ranked number 198 for popularity in the UK. |
Cross Genealogy Databases
Explore WikiTree for user contributed Cross family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Cross data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Cross family and people looking to contact living Cross relations.
Look at GENi for Cross family records.
Find your Irish Cross relatives on findmypast.ie
Cross Forums
Research the Cross surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 94186 people with the Cross surname in the USA? Cross is ranked number 126 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cross Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Cross 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 Cross surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
Some people with the surname Cross
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