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Author | : Gabriel Ward Lasker |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1985-06-13 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0521302854 |
This book presents a lucid description and evaluation of these studies of the genetic structure of human populations.
Author | : Elsdon Coles Smith |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9780806311500 |
Surnames. We all have them, but whose names were they originally? Whose are they? What do they mean and where do they come from? Elsdon Smith, America's leading authority on names, is the one man who definitely knows, and his book, American Surnames, is designed to answer these questions and more ...
Author | : Debbie Kennett |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2012-10-04 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0752483498 |
Every surname has its own story to tell, and a surname study is a natural complement to family history research. The study of surnames has been revolutionised in the last decade with the increasing availability of online resources, and it is now easier than ever before to explore the history, evolution, distribution and meaning of your family name. The Surnames Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to researching your surname using genealogical methods in conjunction with the latest advances in DNA testing and surname mapping. The book explores the key resources that are used to study a surname and is packed with links to relevant websites giving you everything you need to research your surname in one compact volume.
Author | : Joseph Guerin Fucilla |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780806311876 |
Given by Eugene Edge III.
Author | : Edward MacLysaght |
Publisher | : Irish Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1988-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1911024647 |
Ireland was one of the earliest countries to evolve a system of hereditary surnames. More than 4,000 Gaelic, Norman and Anglo-Irish surnames are listed in this book, giving a wealth of information on the background and location of Irish families. Edward MacLysaght was a leading authority on Irish names and family history. He served as Chief Herald and Genealogical Officer of the Irish Office of Arms. He was also Keeper of Manuscripts of the National Library of Ireland and was Chairman of the Manuscripts Commission. This book, which was first published in 1957 and now is in its sixth edition, is being reprinted for the fourth time and remains the definitive record of Irish surnames, their genealogy and their origins.
Author | : Joslin Fiennes |
Publisher | : Robert Hale Ltd |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2017-05-31 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0719824443 |
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 people, for ordinary people. Uniquely, surnames describe medieval lives not captured by any other record. They tell us what these people did, where they went, what they noticed and give clues about their culture and memories. This book examines the origins of English surnames, looking at: occupational names; locational names, or names that record places; nicknames and personal names; names from the Continent; and symbolic names. Where genealogists and etymologists focus on single names, this book takes groups of names and explores what these say about the society that created them. In 'The Origins of English Surnames' you will find the English people at a key moment in history, revealing the way they spoke, the jokes they made, and their memories of ancient cultures - all at a time when land-based feudalism was crumbling and people sought better lives.
Author | : Patrick Hanks |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-11-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0192527479 |
Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK. The Dictionary includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers. Each entry contains lists of variant spellings of the name, an explanation of its origins (including the etymology), lists of early bearers showing evidence for formation and continuity from the date of formation down to the 19th century, geographical distribution, and, where relevant, genealogical and bibliographical notes, making this a fully comprehensive work on family names. This authoritative guide also includes an introductory essay explaining the historical background, formation, and typology of surnames and a guide to surnames research and family history research. Additional material also includes a list of published and unpublished lists of surnames from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Author | : William Anderson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1865 |
Genre | : Genealogy |
ISBN | : |
Primarily English and Scottish surnames, with a few foreign names, are discussed.
Author | : P. H. Reaney |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 3619 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 041505737X |
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 names and their history.This classic dictionary answers questions such as these and 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 names and their history.
Author | : David McKie |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2013-08-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1448149053 |
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Surnames are much more than convenient identity tags; they are windows into our families’ pasts. Some suggest ancestral trades (Butcher, Smith, Roper) or physical appearance (Long, Brown, Thynne). Some provide clues to where we come from (McDonald, Evans, Patel). And some – Rymer, Brocklebank, Stolbof – offer a hint of something just a little more exotic or esoteric. All are grist to the mill for David McKie who, in What’s in a Surname?, sets off on a journey around Britain to find out how such appellations have evolved and what they tell us about ourselves. En route he looks at the surname’s tentative beginnings in medieval times, and the myriad routes by which particular names became established. He considers some curious byways: the rise and fall of the multi-barrel surname and the Victorian reinvention of ‘embarrassing’ surnames among them. He considers whether fortune favours those whose surnames come at the beginning of the alphabet. And he celebrates the remarkable and the quirky, from the fearsome Ridley (the cry of which once struck terror in the hearts of their neighbours) to the legend-encrusted Tichborne, whose most famous holders were destined to suffer misfortune and controversy. Elegiac and amusing by turns, he offers a wonderfully entertaining wander along the footpaths of the nation’s history and culture, celebrating not just the Smiths and Joneses of these islands but the Chaceporcs and Swetinbeddes, too.