# Forebears

> Forebears: Names & Genealogy Resources

Market: Worldwide
Traffic rank (Tranco): #26,894
Kind of site: reference
Last updated: 2026-08-30

## Best for
- awareness (low): A names and genealogy reference with a broad family-history audience, good for general reach rather than precise targeting.

## About
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Forebears is a website for researching given names, surnames and places, with a baby name generator and lists of the most common names by country and year of birth. It also publishes statistics on wealthy families, religious faith and physical traits by country, plus articles on the meaning of well-known people's names, surname statistics, and a genealogical guide covering England and Wales, alongside an API for developers and a privacy manager for account settings.

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## Links

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Website: https://forebears.io
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