An edition of Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree
(2010)
Research your surname and your family tree
find out what your surname means and trace your ancestors who share it too
4th ed.
by Graeme Davis
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"Perhaps your surname is that of a Norman who fought at the Battle of Hastings ... 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"--Page 4 of cover.
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Research your surname and your family tree: find out what your surname means and trace your ancestors who share it too
2010, How To Books, How to Books
in English
- 4th ed.
1845284348 9781845284343
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Table of Contents
Understanding surnames
Finding out how surnames change
Exploring surname distribution
One source or many?
Working with occupational names
Focusing on place names
Making sense of landscape names
Working with patronymics
Taking care with nicknames
Working with the genealogical approach
Exploring 1066 names
Understanding coats of arms and surnames
Orphans and surnames
English surnames
Welsh surnames
Scottish surnames
Irish surnames
Isle of Man surnames
Channel Island surnames
Understanding Jewish surnames of the British Isles
Identifying gypsy surnames of the Briths Isles
British Isles surnames in Australia and New Zealand
British Isles surnames in the Americas
Dealing with extinct surnames
Investigating DNA studies
One-name studies
Taking charge of your surname.
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