PeopleByName

What PeopleByName knows about you

PeopleByName is exactly what the name says — a name-keyed search site. You type a first and last name. That's it. No location filter to narrow results, no phone number reverse lookup, no address reverse lookup. The site returns every match it has and lets the searcher sort it out.

That sounds harmless until you think about who shows up. If your last name is common, the result list is long and a stranger has to do real work to find you. If your last name is uncommon, you and your relatives all sit in the same short list. Search "Kowalczyk" in your county and the page hands over you, your spouse, your parents, and any adult kid using the same surname — addresses included. The data is the standard set: name, current and prior addresses, phone, approximate age, and household members.

Why it matters if you're on the job

Name-only search means a stalker doesn't need a starting point. They don't need your phone, your old address, or your neighborhood. They just need your name. For first responders, your name is the one piece of information that's already public — it's on the duty roster, on a court docket, in a news article about a call you ran.

The family-threat angle is sharper here than on most brokers. Surnames cluster on this site. A teenage kid sharing your last name shows up in the same result group, with their address visible to anyone who clicks. The kid did nothing to put themselves there.

How to opt out

You search PeopleByName for your record, copy its URL, and submit it through their opt-out form with a working email. Click the verification link or the request never processes. Each surname-grouped relative needs their own opt-out — yours doesn't pull theirs.

Steps are in the optOutSteps field above.

How long until you're back

About eight months. Their data refreshes from upstream sources you can't see, so a single removal is the start of the maintenance, not the end.

What we do that's faster

We submit your PeopleByName opt-out, confirm the email, and re-check the site every two weeks. If you re-list, we file again. Same drill across 200+ broker sites at once, so the surname cluster doesn't keep pointing back at your house.