This article is from the German Genealogy FAQ, by Jim Eggert EggertJ@crosswinds.net with numerous contributions by others.
Surnames are best registered on the Internet in several fora:
the RootsWeb Surname List
<http://rsl.rootsweb.com/>
and the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project
<http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/>
The Gedbas project collects German genealogical data:
<http://gedbas.genealogy.net/>
German surname listings are also made in the German GenWeb pages
<http://www.rootsweb.com/~wggerman/>
The Forscherkontakte (FOKO, researcher contacts) lists mostly
German surnames, and can be searched at
<http://foko.genealogy.net/>
You can also register your research and interests with the LDS.
 
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