Best surname plugins for WordPress
The most popular surname plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. First name Last name leads with 10+ active installs, ahead of AP Family Archive (fewer than 10) and AP One-Name Studies (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “surname” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 surname plugins
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First name Last nameThe most installed surname plugin, with 10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.
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AP Family ArchiveFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
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AP One-Name StudiesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “surname”
First name Last name
Down in the last 7 days:5,754#45,555by slee16 years ago
Adds First name and Last name to registration form.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AP Family Archive
Down in the last 7 days:22,465#71,654by ancestorpress15 days ago
Publish your family history as a complete website - person pages, family groups, a surname index and full search, with living people protected.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
AP One-Name Studies
Down in the last 7 days:4,068#73,337by ancestorpress15 days ago
Publish your one-name study on WordPress: surname variants, a searchable occurrence index, distribution maps and full CSV export.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day