Surname Mapping

Wow. On Blogger's Blogs-of-Note page, I found a blog that, frankly, I am now addicted to - the Canadian Cartography Association's weblog. So neat, so many maps. That said, the CCA then, in its own turn, dropped me knowledge about websites that allow you to map the frequency of certain surnames in a number of countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.

Sexy.

Check this part out. . . I did searches for my Momma's surname, Gatherum, and I got the following results:

Gatherums in Great Britain
Circa 1881
(The Highlighted Area is around Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, and St.Andrews - all in Fife)

Gatherums in the United States
Circa Today

And, as to Great Britain - present- no Gatherums show up on the map - that means there are less than 100 in the entire country.

Damned, "extra-Eurasian Great Celtic Diaspora?"