Family names are an essential part of everyone's personal history. The story of their evolution is integral to family history and fascinating in its own right.
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
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 i