Chinese Heritage • Genealogy Research • Volunteer Network
Discover Your
Chinese Family Roots
We help families of Chinese heritage reconnect with their ancestral history through free, compassionate, culturally sensitive research support.
“Every family has a story waiting to be discovered across generations.”
Genealogy • Heritage • Identity
Free Service
Volunteer-led support at no cost to you.
3 Languages
Support across English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
Volunteer Network
Dedicated helpers with genealogy interest and genuine care.
Simple Process
A clear path from your initial request to meaningful findings.
How It Works
Submit Your Request
Tell us what you know about your family history and what you hope to discover. Our simple form guides you through the process.
A Volunteer Reviews
Our volunteers search records, archives, and genealogy sources across languages to piece together your family story.
Receive Your Results
We share what we uncover — including names, origins, ancestral villages, and migration clues across generations.
Who We Help
Our service is open to anyone with Chinese heritage who is trying to trace their family history. Whether you are just beginning or have hit a wall in your research, we are here to help.
Families just getting started with Chinese genealogy
Those with old names or village records they cannot interpret
People hoping to reconnect with their ancestral homeland
Families navigating Chinese and English research sources
What You May Discover
Ancestral Village
The hometown or village your family came from in China.
Family Surnames
Chinese surnames and generational naming patterns.
Migration Clues
How and when your ancestors moved and settled.
Clan Records
Genealogy books and clan registers with family trees.
Family Connections
Links across generations and between family branches.
Bridging Past & Present
Search Chinese Roots is a volunteer-driven genealogy service dedicated to helping families of Chinese heritage reconnect with their ancestral history. Our team works across multiple languages and archives to bring you closer to your family story.
We believe that every family deserves to know where they come from — and that heritage should never be lost to language barriers or distance.
“Knowing where you come from gives you the foundation to understand who you are.”
Search Chinese Roots
Stories of Discovery
“Our family finally traced our ancestral village in Guangdong — a place our grandparents had spoken of but we could never locate.”
A family from New Zealand
“A volunteer helped us interpret Chinese family naming clues in old documents — unlocking three generations we had never known.”
A family from Australia
“Research across English and Chinese sources uncovered details about our family’s migration history that we had given up hope of ever finding.”
A family from the United States