family trees
Ancestry diagram displays
A family tree is a diagram showing relationships across generations, with ancestors branching above and descendants below.
The tree metaphor captures how lineages split and spread.
People research family trees to trace ancestry or discover relatives: She found three cousins through her family tree.
The term also applies to any branching genealogy—of languages, species, or ideas.
- chartsVisual data displays
- genogramPictorial family history map
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descendantsThose who come after
- great grandparentsYour grandparents' parents
heritage · pedigree · bloodline · DNA tests · relatives · ancestral records · patronymics · ancestral villages · branches · forebears · roots · parents · tracing · paper trail · relations · origins · oral histories · death certificates
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- family recordsbirth certificates, birth certificate, death certificate, birth records, marriage license
- genealogydescendants, ancestors, pedigrees, lineages, descent
- genealogy recordsbirth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, birth records, vital records
- ancestry databasesDNA matches, census records, birth records, death records, marriage records
- ancestry recordsbirth certificates, birth records, vital statistics, burial records, church records
family treescensus
Official population count
population census · census records · headcount · vital statistics · birth registry
family treessocial networks
Platforms connecting users digitally
professional networks · strangers · chosen family · random sample · organizational charts
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