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Author : William Lewis Manly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781301517398
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (173 download)
Download or read book What's in Your Surname? written by William Lewis Manly and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Lewis
Publisher : Brazen Head Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book What's in Your Surname?: The Fascinating Story of British Surnames written by William Lewis and published by Brazen Head Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-04 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever thought about your own surname? Wondered about the stories behind them, especially if they are unusual? This Amazon NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING BOOK (Genealogy) tells the engaging story of when our surnames first came into use, why they were necessary and how people acquired them. After spending decades writing and researching the history of names, William Lewis presents in ‘What’s in your Surname?’ a journey through the quite diverse origins of English surnames citing hundreds of examples along the way. On this engaging journey you will discover the origin of last names, from disparaging nicknames to saints’ names and how history has shaped the creation of and evolution of surnames. There have been many books with surnames as their theme: dictionaries of surnames, books about unusual surnames, heraldry, researching family history and so forth, but very few look at British history solely through surnames. From Baker, Barratt and Bell through to Belcher, Blanchflower and Bugg, William Lewis covers the history of commonplace and exotic surnames in equal measure. A joy to read whether cover-to-cover or dipped into as a treasury of sources, ‘What’s in your Surname?’ offers an engaging, vivid and revealing historical portrait of English surnames - and the unique and diverse places from whence they came. Read 'What’s in your Surname?' today to discover the fascinating origins of hundreds of English surnames
Author : Richard Mckinley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317901452
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)
Download or read book A History of British Surnames written by Richard Mckinley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming to avoid technical terminology, Richard McKinley provides an introduction to the history of hereditary surnames in Britain from their first appearance to the present day. Devoting a chapter to each of the main categories of name, he enables readers to set the facts they discover about their own ancestry, family history and surnames into the context of general surname development. The author deals with those names that originate in England, Wales and Scotland; and since these tend to have their own distinct histories, he discusses developments in each of the three countries separately, wherever appropriate. The book uses the study of surnames to illuminate social history and draws attention to the complex patterns of population mobility that have always characterized British Society. It also describes regional and class differences in surnames, some features of which survive to our own time.
Author : Richard Alexander McKinley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of British Surnames written by Richard Alexander McKinley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1990 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming to avoid technical terminology, Richard McKinley provides an introduction to the history of hereditary surnames in Britain from their first appearance to the present day. Devoting a chapter to each of the main categories of name, he enables readers to set the facts they discover about their own ancestry, family history and surnames into the context of general surname development. The author deals with those names that originate in England, Wales and Scotland; and since these tend to have their own distinct histories, he discusses developments in each of the three countries separately, wherever appropriate. The book uses the study of surnames to illuminate social history and draws attention to the complex patterns of population mobility that have always characterized British Society. It also describes regional and class differences in surnames, some features of which survive to our own time.
Author : Debbie Kennett
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752483498
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book The Surnames Handbook written by Debbie Kennett and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : George Redmonds
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019162036X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Surnames, DNA, and Family History written by George Redmonds and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and shows the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research. It focuses on British names, tracing their origins to different parts of the British Isles and Europe and revealing how names often remain concentrated in the districts where they first became established centuries ago. In the process the book casts fresh light on the ancient peopling of the British Isles. The authors consider why some names die out while others spread across the globe. They use recent advances in DNA testing to investigate whether particular surnames have single, dual, or multiple origins, and to find out if the various forms of a single name have a common origin. They show how information from DNA can be combined with historical evidence and techniques to distinguish between individuals with the same name and different names with similar spellings, and to identifty the name of the same individual or family spelt in various ways in different times and places. The final chapter of this paperback edition, looking at the use of genetics in historical research, has been updated to include new work on the DNA of Richard III.
Author : David McKie
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448149053
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)
Download or read book What's in a Surname? written by David McKie and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Percy Hide Reaney
Publisher : London ; New York : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 041505737X
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of English Surnames written by Percy Hide Reaney and published by London ; New York : Routledge. This book was released on 1991 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Wendy Bosberry-Scott
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537015521
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (155 download)
Download or read book The Surname Cruise written by Wendy Bosberry-Scott and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of surnames, their origins, distribution and history, lies at the heart of genealogy as well as being fascinating in its own right. In the 1980s and 1990s, long before many genealogical sources were even indexed, let alone online, our Surname Report service provided expert assessments of the origins, history and distribution of selected British surnames, using the sources available at the time. Now, with so many more sources available, we believe that these reports retain their value as studies of individual surnames, and so we are gradually making the Debrett Surname Archive available online and in print for the first time. Some modern indexes have been consulted to refresh and update the reports.
Author : Percy H. Reaney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of British Surnames written by Percy H. Reaney and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Redmonds
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9781852854263
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (542 download)
Download or read book Names and History written by George Redmonds and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating detective stories into the connections between names and related subjects.
Author : Joslin Fiennes
Publisher : Robert Hale
ISBN 13 : 9780719816529
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)
Download or read book The Origins of English Surnames written by Joslin Fiennes and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surnames carry the history of people in a very personal way. In England, surnames were mostly established by the end of the 14th 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, and 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 : Susan Morris
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781534997202
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (972 download)
Download or read book The Surname Barr written by Susan Morris and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of surnames, their origins, distribution and history, lies at the heart of genealogy as well as being fascinating in its own right. In the 1980s and 1990s, long before many genealogical sources were even indexed, let alone online, our Surname Report service provided expert assessments of the origins, history and distribution of selected British surnames, using the sources available at the time. Now, with so many more sources available, we believe that these reports retain their value as studies of individual surnames, and so we are gradually making the Debrett Surname Archive available online and in print for the first time. Some modern indexes have been consulted to refresh and update the reports.
Author : Percy Hide Reaney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (222 download)
Download or read book A Dictionary of British Surnames written by Percy Hide Reaney and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Graeme Davis
Publisher : How To Books
ISBN 13 : 1848034547
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree written by Graeme Davis and published by How To Books. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find out what your surname means and trace your ancestors who share it too. Perhaps your surname is that of a Norman who came to Britain after the Battle of Hastings; or a Celtic clan name. Maybe it is an old English trade. It may be distinctive of a particular location. And just possibly you might be related to everyone who bears the name. Find out! Your surname is part of you -- so use this book to discover what it really means. This comprehensive book will show you how to research your surname and your family tree, both in earliest and in more recent years. It provides practical activities to investigate the meaning of any British surname. You will discover: -- The meaning of your surname -- How old it is -- Where it comes from -- What associations it has today -- How to use your surname to trace ancestors You may also be able to take part in a One Name Study or use DNA profiling to make contact with other people who bear your surname and with whom you share distant ancestors.
Author : Percy Hide Reaney
Publisher : London : Routledge & K. Paul
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Origin of English Surnames written by Percy Hide Reaney and published by London : Routledge & K. Paul. This book was released on 1967 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reaney surveys the origins and history of English surnames. The book is etymological and explanatory, not genealogical, though this aspect has not been ignored.
Author : Patrick Hanks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192527479
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland written by Patrick Hanks and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
