Just as the Internet is full of email addresses and new domain names, there are also many different ways to find out more information about them, such as people searches and reverse email lookups. Although, the fact that there is no central email directory may initially seem to complicate your search, if you know where to look, finding out who owns an email address can be easy.

The first clue you have about who owns an email address is the domain name, which is the part of the email address after the ampersand sign. The domain tells you the company or server through which the person gets their email account, and depending on what type of email address it is, you may not need to look much further. Company specific email addresses including school or work email addresses are easy to track because the domain name they are registered to is both public and usually located physically close to the person you are looking for.

While free reverse email lookups will list domain name data, many of these sites charge a small fee to access full information about the email account. You may decide that this investment is worth the complete and reliable results you can expect to be returned. No matter what type of reverse email lookup you end up using, it is often your best resource.

If these methods fail, there is always a chance you can find out who owns an email address through a people search. In the case that the email address appears to be come abbreviation of the person's name, you can attempt to replicate parts of it in the people search name field. Depending on the location of the domain address, discovered through a reverse email lookup, you can even make a guess at their city and state. Between all of these resources, you will be surprised at the amount of data you can find out quickly, easily, and often for free.