Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Austrian Surnames: Where They Come From and How to Check
The main origins of Austrian surnames and a method for testing a meaning against the records.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Farm Names (Hofnamen) in Austrian Family Records
How farm names (Hofnamen, Vulgonamen) work in Austrian parish records.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Spelling Variants in Austrian Records: Search Smarter
Why Austrian names appear in many spellings and how to search for all of them.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Austrian First Names, Godparents and Which Name Stuck
How given names, call names, saints and godparents appear in Austrian church books.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Finding Women and Maiden Names in Austrian Records
How women and maiden names appear in Austrian parish and civil records, and how to trace them.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Slavic and Hungarian Surnames in Austrian Records
How Czech, Slavic and Hungarian surnames appear in Austrian records and how to trace them.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Jewish Surnames in Austria: The 1787 Name Decree
What the 1787 decree meant for Jewish surnames in Austria and how to research them.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Name Changes and Noble Titles in Austrian Records
How the 1919 abolition of nobility and later name changes affect Austrian records.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Habsburg Crown Lands: From Family Story to Archive
A map-first guide to the Habsburg crown lands, their modern countries and where each region keeps its records.
Written by: Austrian Roots Editorial Team
Posted on: October 22, 2026
Lower Austria Genealogy: Records, Dioceses, Archives
Where to find Lower Austrian church and civil records, and how Vienna shapes the search.