Using Abbreviations
When it comes to genealogy queries, it is all about fitting in as much data into a small a space as possible. That means using standard genealogy abbreviations. The National Genealogical Society has designated these abbreviations for all queries.
These standard abbreviations are used in creating effective genealogical queries.
| ABBREVIATION | MEANING |
| abt | about |
| aft | after |
| aka | also known as |
| anc | ancestor/ancestry |
| arr | arrived |
| b | born |
| bap | baptized |
| bef | before |
| bd | birth date |
| bpl | birth place |
| bro | brother(s) |
| bur | buried |
| ca | circa |
| cem | cemetery |
| cen | census |
| ch | child(ren) |
| Co | County |
| d | died |
| dau | daughter |
| dd | death date |
| desc | descendant(s) |
| d/o | daughter of |
| dpl | death place |
| em | emigrated |
| esp | especially |
| exch | exchange |
| f | father |
| fam | family |
| fr | from |
| g | grand |
| gg | great grand |
| h | husband |
| h1 | husband 1 |
| h2 | husband 2 |
| imm | immigrated |
| incl | includes |
| liv | lived |
| m | married |
| m1 | married first |
| md | marriage date |
| mo | mother |
| mov | moved |
| mpl | marriage place |
| par | parent(s) |
| poss | possibly |
| prob | probably |
| r | resided |
| re: | regarding |
| rel | relationship |
| Rev | Revolutionary War |
| s | son |
| sib | sibling(s) |
| s/o | son of |
| vic | vicinity |
| w | wife |
| w1 | wife1 |
| w2 | wife2 |
| wid | widow |