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When I search for a surname, how do you come up with everything except the name I searched for?
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When I search for a surname, how and why do you come up with everything except the name for which I searched?
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Aug 9, 2018
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I know, right? Our search engine is a little weird.
It may be easier to use Google directly... "site:wikitree.com surname"
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