WikiTree - Free Online Family Tree
Randy Seaver "If you've been looking for a FREE family tree system that encourages collaboration, then I suggest that you try WikiTree. My opinion is that it's the easiest to use collaborative family tree currently available."
— Blogger Randy Seaver

WikiTree

This collaborative project has been growing since 2008. As a community we are creating a single worldwide family tree. As individuals and family members we are connecting the tree with our private family histories. It's all free, but new members need an invitation to join.

Featured in USA Today and the New York Times

"For the money (free) and ease of collaboration this is a must-use service for anyone looking to gather and share family tree data."
— Jay B.

Here's how WikiTree works:

  • Follow an invitation from a family member or fellow genealogist.
  • Add family members to our shared tree one person at a time or import it from elsewhere.
  • WikiTree is all about sharing and collaboration, but you control the access to each individual you add (unless they're over 300 years old). You can choose to hide living people entirely.
  • Keep modern family history private and only share it with trusted family members. Invite them to enjoy what you've put together on simple, attractive profile pages. As they browse they can add more names, facts, memories, and photos.
  • As you go back in time the profiles become more open collaborations based on a Wiki Genealogist 9-Point Honor Code. Distant cousins will contact you and want to merge your common ancestors. This furthers our shared mission to grow a single worldwide family tree that connects us all and will make genealogy free and accessible for everyone.
  • Export your tree at any time for safekeeping or to import somewhere else.

It's all 100% free and unlimited, and designed to be user-friendly for genealogists and their non-genealogist family members. Which are you?

  1. A genealogist or family historian.
  2. A family member of (1).

There are 3.4 million profiles contributed by 47,500 WikiTreers. Browse A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z or jump to any surname:

The Top 25 surnames for yesterday, May 19, 2012:

  1. GRAY (54)
  2. NAPTHINE (36)
  3. MILLS (32)
  4. COOK (30)
  5. EEFTING (30)
  6. REYNOLDS (27)
  7. BAKER (26)
  8. GRIEST (26)
  9. JONES (25)
  10. HARRISON (25)
  11. HINKS (25)
  12. MESSERLI (23)
  13. MATTHEWS (21)
  14. WALTON (20)
  15. WAGGONER (18)
  16. KEENE (18)
  17. JACKSON (16)
  18. JENKINS (16)
  19. GREENMAN (16)
  20. GOULDING (16)
  21. MELLOR (15)
  22. ALEXANDER (15)
  23. WARREN (15)
  24. NIVISON (15)
  25. BURNIP (15)
Also see the top contributors and surnames for last month.

 We can grow a shared tree. We can make genealogy free.

Recent unanswered questions in the genealogist-to-genealogist forum: