Find out the origin of a name

The origin or origins of a person refers to the country from where the person, his parents or his ancestors come.

The countries of origin returned are based on the country codes defined in the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard. These codes are published by the International Organization for Standardization, and represent dependent countries and territories.

For example, the name Keith Haring returns Europe and more specifically Northern Europe as the region of origin. The United Kingdom is the most probable country of origin with a probability of 48.12% and Ireland is the alternative country of origin.

An ethnicity is a group of people who identify with each other on the basis of common attributes distinguishing them from other groups: a common set of traditions, origin, culture, ancestry, language, history, religion or social treatment.

A diaspora refers to a population living outside the area in which they have lived for a long time or in which their ancestors have lived. The origins of this population differ from the country in which they live.

For example, the name Keith Haring, in the United States, returns German as the most likely ethnicity with a probability of 61.16% and British as the alternative ethnicity.

US race ethnicity is a categorization based on the US Census Taxonomy which guide the Census Bureau in classifying written responses to the race question. This categorization includes a taxonomy in 6 classes: White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic or Latino and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.

For example, for the name Keith Haring in the United States, the most likely given US race ethnicity is White, with a probability of 72.72%. The second most likely given race ethnicity is American Indian or Alaskan Native.

The country of residence is the country where a person has lived for the majority of the last 12 months. Tourists are not defined as residents of a country. Country of residence differs from nationality, although in some cases it may be correlated.

For example, the name Keith Haring returns Americas and more specifically Northern America as the region of residence. The United States is the most probable country of residence with a probability of 55.16% and New Zealand is the alternative country of residence.