Margaret O'Brien

Margaret created a family tree on a genealogy website in 2012. She purchased her first DNA kit in 2017. She created this website to share insights and how-to guides on DNA, genealogy, and family research.

Ten Cool Last Names Starting With J

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What are the coolest surnames that begin with J? Well, this is subjective. But here are my ten picks from the U.S. census and the reasons why I think they are so cool. Jaeger There were over twelve thousand people named Jaeger in America in 2010. The meaning of this name comes from the German … Read more

Rare Last Names Starting With J

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This article looks in detail at ten rare last names beginning with J. Each of these rare surnames only had one hundred bearers in the U.S. in 2010. I used historic census data to take a look at how unique they had been in the early 19th and late 20th centuries. Have their numbers increased … Read more

Rare Last Names Starting With A

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This article looks in detail at ten rare last names beginning with A. Each of these surnames only had one hundred bearers in the U.S. in 2010. I used older census data to look at how rare they had been in the early 19th and late 20th centuries. As the census data has always given … Read more

Short Last Names Beginning With Z

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This article is about short last names beginning with Z that are under five letters. We look at the most common four-letter, three-letter, and two-letter Z surnames in America in recent years. We also investigate whether anybody in the United States is named simply “Z”. Using The 2010 U.S. Census We used the 2010 U.S. … Read more

Short Last Names Beginning With Y

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This article is about short last names beginning with Y that are under five letters. We look at the most common four-letter, three-letter, and two-letter Y surnames in America in recent years. We also investigate whether anybody in the United States is named simply “Y”. Using The 2010 U.S. Census We used the 2010 U.S. … Read more

Short Last Names Beginning With X

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This article is about short last names beginning with X that are under five letters. We look at the most common four-letter, three-letter, and two-letter X surnames in America in recent years. We also investigate whether anybody in the United States is named simply “X”. Using The 2010 U.S. Census We used the 2010 U.S. … Read more

Short Last Names Beginning With W

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This article is about short last names beginning with W that are under five letters. We look at the most common four-letter, three-letter, and two-letter W surnames in America in recent years. We also investigate whether anybody in the United States is named simply “W”. Using The 2010 U.S. Census We used the 2010 U.S. … Read more

Short Last Names Beginning With V

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This article is about short last names beginning with V that are under five letters. We look at the most common four-letter, three-letter, and two-letter V surnames in America in recent years. We also investigate whether anybody in the United States is named simply “V”. Using The 2010 U.S. Census We used the 2010 U.S. … Read more

Short Last Names Beginning With U

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This article is about short last names beginning with U that are under five letters. We look at the most common four-letter, three-letter, and two-letter U surnames in America in recent years. We also investigate whether anybody in the United States is named simply “U”. Using The 2010 U.S. Census We used the 2010 U.S. … Read more

Short Last Names Beginning With T

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This article is about short last names beginning with T that are under five letters. We look at the most common four-letter, three-letter, and two-letter T surnames in America in recent years. We also investigate whether anybody in the United States is named simply “T”. Using The 2010 U.S. Census We used the 2010 U.S. … Read more