One-Name Studies, both of these guides were written by Julie Goucher. Membership Membership of the Guild is open to anyone interested in one-name studies. Members may register their one-name study surnames with the Guild if they wish, provided those surnames are not currently registered. However registration of a surname is not a condition of membership. At its foundation, the Guild had about 200 members. At present (2022), it has 2,516 members. Study surnames are listed in a Register of One-Name Studies, published both on-line and on paper. The Register shows that slightly more than 2,300 studies are being conducted involving a total of about 8,200 surnames and variants. A considerable number of early members have retired or died, and their studies, additional to this number, have therefore ceased - though the Guild offers all members the possibility of preserving their research materials. Some 20 per cent of the membership present their findings through websites. Guild members can also publicise their studies through profiles created on the Guild's website. As an indicator of digitised methods, 80 per cent of the members have an e-mail address registered with the Guild. The addresses of members show the bulk to be living in Britain, but with significant numbers in North America, Australia and New Zealand. See also Extinction of surnames External links Guild of One-Name Studies Guild Rootsweb Forum References Family history societies in the United Kingdom British genealogy websites Charities based in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1979 Surnames