Researching Julie Speed
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2406 people with the Speed surname? In that year Speed was ranked number 1608 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Julie means "Form of JULIA. downy-haired, youthful" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Julie Speed on Ancestry
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Speed ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Julie Speed and the Speed Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Speed 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 Speed family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3258 people with the Speed surname in the UK? Speed is now ranked number 1712 for popularity in the UK. |
Speed Genealogy Databases
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Speed Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Speed surname in the USA? Speed is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Speed Databases
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Some Famous People called Julie Speed
Julie Speed
Julie Speed (born 1951, Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist. After dropping out of Rhode Island School of Design at age 19, Speed spent her twenties moving around the U.S. and Canada working pickup jobs (house painter, horse trainer, ad writer, farm worker, etc.) until moving to Texas in 1978, where she settled down and taught herself to paint. She switches back and forth regularly between oil painting, printmaking, collage, gouache and drawing, often combining disciplines. Two large volumes of her work, Julie Speed, Paintings, Constructions and Works on Paper, 2004 and Speed, Art 2003-2009 have been published by the University of Texas. She lives and works in Marfa, Texas. In her words, “I keep hours just like a real job, only longer, and in my spare time I read books, drink tequila, and garden.”
Source: Julie Speed, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Speed
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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