Family atlas makes creating custom family maps fun and easy. But have a look at that amazing popularity chart below. Page 3 research archer in the surnames forums on, the new genforum. Lds companion, a program designed to convert data extracted from the internet and cdrom databases published by the lds church. If you have an earlier version of surname atlas and want to upgrade, please place an order with steve archer.
Barber alias nynne the inkpens of laughton, east sussex. In 1840 there was 1 atlas family living in pennsylvania. Here are a selection of maps for some of the surnames in my own family tree. The geography of surnames web site is devoted to the study of english, scottish and irish surnames. The archer family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Genmap uk, surname atlas united kingdom german surname maps.
Ontario had the highest population of archer families in 1911. The surname atlas by archer software will plot county by county distribution of a surname, either by total numbers or normalised against the total population of the county. In 1911 there were 499 archer families living in ontario. This was about 62% of all the recorded archer s in canada. The british 19th century surname atlas, a cd that plots surname distributions for the uk.
This covers england and wales combined and is available at the website surnames of england and wales the ons list. This was 100% of all the recorded atlas s in the usa. But in the past there have often been wide variations in the spelling of the name. After 1889, archer took a year nap, resurfacing on the top. The british 19th century surname atlas is a fully interactive cdrom product that displays floodfillstyle distribution maps for all of the surnames and forenames. The surname atlas compact disc by archer software displays maps showing the historical distributions of all surnames and given names found in the 1881 census.
Family atlas is the fun and easy way to map your family history. Local names usually denoted where a man held his land, and indicated where he actually lived. The british 19th century surname atlas is a fully interactive cdrom product that allows you to plot floodfillstyle distribution maps for all of the surnames and. Trace your ancestors migration around the world and pinpoint the sites of important family events. Software tools for big data resources in family names. Updated version of surname atlas guild of onename studies. The name archer is for a bowman, and derives from the french l archer of the same meaning. Archer software surname atlas using the 1881 census data for england and wales uk ancestry. Import your family data directly from your genealogy software, then create and print personalized family maps. The most common of our previously chosen variants was spearing followed by spearman and sperring. New york had the highest population of archer families in 1840. Worksheet introduction to surname research and one.
London had the highest population of archer families in 1891. The most atlas families were found in the usa in 1920. To find out how frequent surname variants are today, the one name study list was used. For people with an interest in scottish surnames, the new version of surname atlas is even more useful than before.
Surname atlas is a musthave for the people undertaking family history research who want to show the distribution of their surnames. Surname atlas uk surname mapping profiler archer software. As the service progresses, this information will be expanded with details on compiling the software and hints for getting the best out of the software on archer. The british 19th century surname atlas, by archer software shows distribution maps for surnames and given names found in the 1881 census of england, wales and scotland. Jeff knaggs genealogy surname distribution maps the surname atlas cdrom generates maps of the distribution of surnames and forenames in the 1881 british census.
Based on numbers per 100,000 of the pluckros e population in each county source. We lead efforts to architect and implement va enterprise systems and services. Genmap uk, a program for uk genealogical and historical mapping. Archer is an anglosaxon surname that feels more modern than most because of its ontarget occupational and hunger games associations. A list of this software with details of how to access it and run jobs including example job submission scripts is available in the software packages documentation.
The name archer is derived from the middle english archere, and old french archer, archier. The atlas family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Mapping the distribution of a surname at different points in time will often reveal the origin of the family name and will thus provide a narrower focus for further research and for recruitment efforts. Look up archer or archer in wiktionary, the free dictionary.
We lead efforts to create data interoperability between the va, department of defense, and external entities using standards such as niem, fhir, wado, and cda. Printed from surname atlas by archer software 1 based on actual numbers in each county source. This allowed the instant generation of the number of worleys in the 1881 census for england and wales 21. Surname distribution maps united kingdom and ireland rootsuk. Archers 2011 british 19th century surname atlas can be used to generate. Distribution of the breachbreech surname in england in 1881. Localize your surname with distribution maps price. The 19th century surname atlas for great britain displays and prints maps showing the concentrations for any surname or forename. Examples will be drawn from areas as diverse as cornwall, wales, the borders of scotland and ulster. This program is available on the patron computers at the family history library. If guppy is the starting place for devon name distributions for those who are used to books and manuscripts then this archer software atlas is the first place for the computer literate and could even make the purchase of a computer worthwhile for those who. Surname variants today most goacher families use the spellings, goacher goatcher, gocher, or goucher in britain, australia, new zealand and canada, and particularly gotcher in the usa. Overseas origins of immigrant servants price genealogy.
See the upgrades page to see whats changed its attractively priced at only. Surname mapping is a useful technique for a surname dna project. The original version of surname atlas was launched in april 2003 and the current version in march 2015. This corporate entity was filed approximately six years ago on wednesday, july 30, 2014, according to public records filed with california secretary of state. And its a nice way to bypass the clunky archibald to get to the cool nickname archie. Ucl produce a similar plot with a 1998 comparison chart. Surnames will be examined from a geographic perspective, focusing on their distribution, patterns and origins. Holder of a database of five parishes south of cork city. The surname atlas compact disc by archer software displays maps showing the historical distributions of all surnames and given names found in the 1881 census of england, scotland and wales. Our team members have been developing software for the va since 2003. Steve archers surname atlas has been updated to version 1. This is the second in a threepart series about surnames, surname distribution maps, and where to find these maps online.
Pennsylvania had the highest population of atlas families in 1840. Atlas archer 2011 allows for the frequency and distribution of every. This was about 22% of all the recorded archer s in the usa. In 1840 there were 115 archer families living in new york.
The surname originated as an occupational name denoting an archer. This was about 18% of all the recorded archer s in the uk. The search of the 1881 census was mainly done using the archer software surname atlas. Data from the maps can be plotted by county in scotland and by county or poor law union for england and wales. The fourteenthcentury poll tax returns and the study of english. Apr 14, 2015 steve archer, author of surname atlas, said today. Family atlas genealogy mapping and publishing software. New york, new york, united states industries information technology, robotics, software headquarters regions greater new york area, east coast, northeastern us founded date 2000 operating status active number of employees 51100. In 1891 there were 2,248 archer families living in london. The 110 london parishes include thirteen outside the citys walls. Archer software is an independent software development company.
The most archer families were found in the uk in 1891. Surname distribution maps 18002002 england surname distributions for cornwall, ireland, the isle of man and scotland. Early origins of the archer family the surname archer was first found in warwickshire, where fulbert l archer, the patriarch of the lords archer of umberslade, in the county of warwick, appears among the warriors at hastings, who received recompense. British 19th century surname atlas, the 9780954562205 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. British 19th century surname atlas genealogy familysearch wiki.
By the 14th century, the mentioned middle english and old french words replaced. Brebner surnames using data from the 1881 census in archers surname atlas. The surname tresidder, is a locational name emanating from the parish of constantine in west cornwall. The name means the farm tre of the archer seder or sedher and spelling variants arise from the pronunciation which is trezidder the accent is. Archer software is a professional service and custom software development consulting company that helps startups and enterprises digitalize healthcare, automotive and fintech domains. The joy of surnames the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.