Top 100 Most Popular Genealogy Websites for 2012

as of January 2012

Rank Website Category Country Free Pay Traffic Rank Address
1 Ancestry.com ancestral records USA pay 977 www.ancestry.com
2 MyHeritage genealogy forum USA free 3,581 www.myheritage.com
3 FamilySearch ancestral records USA free 6,504 www.familysearch.org
4 Find A Grave cemetery/obit records USA free 6,685 www.findagrave.com
5 Geni.com genealogy forum USA free 7,484 www.geni.com
6 Archives.com search engine USA pay 8,593 www.archives.com
7 Genealogy.com genealogy forum USA pay 10,825 www.genealogy.com
8 Ancestry.co.uk ancestral records UK pay 12,058 www.ancestry.co.uk
9 GeneaNet genealogy forum France free 12,480 www.geneanet.org
10 MyFamily genealogy forum USA pay 14,977 www.myfamily.com
11 FamilyLink search engine USA pay 19,477 www.familylink.com
12 Newspaper Archive historic newspapers USA pay 26,652 www.newspaperarchive.com
13 FindMyPast UK ancestral records UK pay 34,051 www.findmypast.co.uk
14 Ancestry.ca ancestral records Canada pay 38,298 www.ancestry.ca
15 23andMe family DNA testing USA pay 39,953 www.23andme.com
16 Genes Reunited ancestral records UK pay 40,843 www.genesreunited.co.uk
17 Fold3 ancestral records USA pay 41,742 www.fold3.com
18 Ancestry.com.au ancestral records Australia pay 43,486 www.ancestry.com.au
19 Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter genealogy blog USA free 43,745 www.blog.eogn.com
20 GenealogyInTime Magazine genealogy magazine Canada free 49,988 www.genealogyintime.com
21 Genealogy Bank historic newspapers USA pay 51,322 www.genealogybank.com
22 Family Tree DNA family DNA testing USA pay 55,922 www.familytreedna.com
23 USGenweb Archives ancestral records USA free 61,607 www.usgwarchives.net
24 EllisIsland.org ancestral records USA free 71,642 www.ellisisland.org
25 sysoon cemetery/obit records France free 75,424 www.sysoon.com
26 Arkivverket Digitalarkivet ancestral records Norway free 76,445 www.arkivverket.no
27 JewishGen ethnic genealogy USA free 79,812 www.jewishgen.org
28 World Vital Records ancestral records USA pay 90,053 www.worldvitalrecords.com
29 Tribal Pages genealogy forum USA pay 96,771 www.tribalpages.com
30 Cyndi's List genealogy links USA free 99,540 www.cyndislist.com
31 Ancestry.de ancestral records Germany pay 99,588 www.ancestry.de
32 Ancient Faces genealogy forum USA free 101,300 www.ancientfaces.com
33 WikiTree genealogy forum USA free 104,032 www.wikitree.com
34 Roots Chat genealogy forum UK free 111,050 www.rootschat.com
35 Free BMD ancestral records UK free 115,714 www.freebmd.org.uk
36 Family Tree Magazine genealogy magazine USA pay 117,255 www.familytreemagazine.com
37 Jiapu genealogy forum China free 117,998 www.jiapu.com
38 thePeerage ancestral records UK free 118,466 www.thepeerage.com
39 Interment cemetery/obit records USA free 119,361 www.interment.net
40 Genealogy Today genealogy magazine USA pay 121,441 www.genealogytoday.com
41 ObituariesHelp.org genealogy links USA free 121,852 www.obituarieshelp.org
42 Ahnenforschung.net genealogy forum Germany free 129,097 www.ahnenforschung.net
43 British Newspaper Archive historic newspapers UK pay 134,783 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
44 Access Genealogy search engine USA free 134,926 www.accessgenealogy.com
45 Mocavo search engine USA free 137,238 www.mocavo.com
46 Mundia genealogy forum USA pay 143,217 www.mundia.com
47 Steve Morse search engine USA free 147,670 www.stevemorse.org
48 Ancestor Hunt genealogy links USA free 147,944 www.ancestorhunt.com
49 British History Online ancestral records UK free 148,130 www.british-history.ac.uk
50 Legacy Family Tree genealogy software USA pay 149,041 www.legacyfamilytree.com
51 MyCanvas genealogy services USA pay 151,107 www.mycanvas.com
52 Genuki ancestral records UK free 152,328 www.genuki.org.uk
53 Family Tree Maker genealogy software USA pay 155,021 www.familytreemaker.com
54 Genealogy Trails ancestral records USA free 158,529 www.genealogytrails.com
55 Ancestor Search genealogy links USA free 159,285 www.searchforancestors.com
56 Heritage Quest Online ancestral records USA pay 166,726 www.heritagequestonline.com
57 Anglo-Celtic Connections genealogy blog Canada free 167,562 www.anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com
58 MyTrees genealogy forum USA pay 170,024 www.mytrees.com
59 One Great Family genealogy forum USA pay 172,341 www.onegreatfamily.com
60 Daughters American Revolution genealogy society USA pay 177,176 www.dar.org
61 Fulton History historic newspapers USA free 177,354 www.fultonhistory.com
62 Death Indexes genealogy links USA free 185,106 www.deathindexes.com
63 Census Finder genealogy links USA free 185,686 www.censusfinder.com
64 Roots Ireland ancestral records Ireland pay 199,420 www.rootsireland.ie
65 VitalRec genealogy links USA free 205,053 www.vitalrec.com
66 GenoPro genealogy software USA pay 206,413 www.genopro.com
67 RootsMagic genealogy software USA pay 207,173 www.rootsmagic.com
68 Genealogy Buff genealogy links USA free 208,819 www.genealogybuff.com
69 USGenNet ancestral records USA free 209,007 www.usgennet.org
70 American Ancestors genealogy society USA pay 210,504 www.americanancestors.org
71 Genebase family DNA testing USA pay 210,910 www.genebase.com
72 Irish Genealogy ancestral records Ireland free 212,150 www.irishgenealogy.ie
73 Ancestry24 genealogy forum South Africa pay 213,856 www.ancestry24.com
74 ProGenealogists genealogy services USA pay 217,585 www.progenealogists.com
75 ScotslandsPeople ancestral records Scotland pay 225,656 www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
76 Genlias ancestral records Netherlands free 236,251 www.genlias.nl
77 Ancestry.se ancestral records Sweden pay 255,683 www.ancestry.se
78 Distant Cousin search engine USA free 257,014 www.distantcousin.com
79 Ireland Genealogy Project ancestral records Ireland free 264,180 www.igp-web.com
80 eXpert Genealogy genealogy services USA pay 268,486 www.expertgenealogy.com
81 Genealogy Blog genealogy blog USA free 271,971 www.genealogyblog.com
82 Linkpendium genealogy links USA free 273,696 www.linkpendium.com
83 Geneabloggers genealogy blog USA free 275,814 www.geneabloggers.com
84 Commonwealth War Graves ancestral records UK free 281,426 www.cwgc.org
85 We Relate genealogy forum USA free 285,565 www.werelate.org
86 Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie ancestral records Netherlands free 290,303 www.cbg.nl
87 British Genes genealogy blog UK free 291,852 www.britishgenes.blogspot.com
88 The Genealogist ancestral records UK pay 293,572 www.thegenealogist.co.uk
89 Genealogical.com genealogy services USA pay 295,700 www.genealogical.com
90 Genea-Musings genealogy blog USA free 298,451 www.geneamusings.com
91 FindMyPast Ireland ancestral records Ireland pay 304,836 www.findmypast.ie
92 British-Genealogy genealogy forum UK free 308,764 www.british-genealogy.com
93 Origins.net ancestral records UK pay 315,777 www.origins.net
94 GenealogyWise genealogy forum USA free 321,810 www.genealogywise.com
95 Genealogical Society of Finland genealogy society Finland free 330,485 www.genealogia.fi
96 N2 Genealogy genealogy links USA free 343,521 www.n2genealogy.com
97 Locate Grave cemetery/obit records USA free 349,726 www.locategrave.org
98 Automated Genealogy ancestral records Canada free 360,234 www.automatedgenealogy.com
99 USGenWeb Project ancestral records USA free 363,240 www.usgenweb.org
100 Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild ship records USA free 380,841 www.immigrantships.net

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