Surname Index: find everyone in your tree with a given surname

Sometimes you want to see everyone called Hale at a glance. The Surname Index lists people by surname, on demand.

How to open it

Open Tree options → Reports… and choose Open Surname Index. It covers the whole tree.

Type a surname (or part of one) and the matching surnames appear with the number of people who carry each.

Choose a surname to open it and see every person with that name, each linking to their page.

People with no surname recorded are not listed, since they have nothing to index.

Seeing how large each family line is in your tree.
Spotting spelling variants, such as Hale and Hales, that may be the same family.
Starting a one-name study.

Can I search by part of a name? Yes. Typing "har" finds every surname containing those letters.

Is it printable? It is a browsing tool. For a printable version, run a Query tree search by surname and use Print as report.

Does it list maiden names? Women are listed under the surname recorded for them, usually their maiden name.