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.co |
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.britishnewspaperarchiv |
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.co |
56 | Heritage Quest Online | ancestral records | USA | pay | 166,726 | www.heritagequestonline.co |
57 | Anglo-Celtic Connections | genealogy blog | Canada | free | 167,562 | www.anglo-celtic-connection |
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.c |
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.c |
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 |