Tools for Tamil family history
Build, verify, and share your family history with purpose-built tools. Start with the visualizer, then explore record search and origin inference.
Estimate likely origin villages using names, records, and lineage signals.
Run inferenceSee where surnames cluster across Tamil Nadu and the diaspora.
Open maps Browse surname directoryConvert dates between Gregorian and Tamil Panchangam calendar. View nakshatras and Thiruvalluvar year.
Open converterSee Tamil migration routes from origin villages through colonial ports to diaspora countries.
View migration routesSee your Tamil name rendered in Tamil-Brahmi — the earliest attested script, c. 300 BCE.
Try the script rendererFamily Tree Visualization Tool
Paste, upload, or edit a consented family tree JSON and render it as a visual family tree (with partner/spouse support), similar to a traditional pedigree chart.
Important: Only use consented data from family members. This tool is designed for Tamil family trees with cultural kinship terms and ancestral village information.
New to this? Start with the "Simple couple + children" template, or read the Tamil family tree guide before you paste your real data.
- Family Tree Visualizer
- Paste JSON, load, and export/share a preview.
Load a tree with Upload JSON, paste + Load tree, or Reset to demo — then Download, Export & Share activate.
Want to save this tree permanently?
Create a free TamizhConnect account to build your tree online, invite family to collaborate, add evidence, and keep your family history safe.
- Interactive family tree with Tamil name support
- Invite family members to collaborate
Have old family documents? We’ll verify and structure them.
Ship manifests, birth certificates, temple records — we digitise, verify, and add them to your tree.
Ready to dig deeper?
Unlock the full toolkit or hand us a document to digitise.