Origins of English Surnames
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Surnames carry the history of people in a very personal way. In England, surnames were mostly established by the end of the fourteenth century - by ordinary peo
Surnames carry the history of people in a very personal way. In England, surnames were mostly established by the end of the fourteenth century - by ordinary peo
Reaney surveys the origins and history of English surnames. The book is etymological and explanatory, not genealogical, though this aspect has not been ignored.
Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and I
This classic dictionary explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination to everyone with an interest in nam
Part of a series concerned with local history, this text looks at the derivation of different types of surnames. It ranges from those which have evolved from oc