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- Surnames A-Z - Guild of One-Name Studies
Each of the surnames listed is the subject of a one-name study carried out by a Guild member and links to our full search results for that study If the results include a study profile, the link is shown with a light grey background
- Surnames
See also the page on Variant and deviant surnames There are eight main types of surname: Locative : derives from the place where someone came from or lived This is the most common type of surname in England Sub-categories of locative are: Topographical : derived from a distinctive geographical feature, e g Green, Hill, Langridge, Townsend
- Modern British Surnames - Guild of One-Name Studies
Guide to the main sections of Modern British Surnames: About Philip Dance’s foreword, introduction to the subject, other general information about his research and a contact page
- Results - Guild of One-Name Studies
You may find our other Guild websites of interest: Members’ Websites Program Surname Cloud Guild Members’ records on FamilySearch Guild Marriage Locator
- Top 500 names - Guild of One-Name Studies
Top 500 names Surnames 1-500 This list was supplied by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) It is taken from a survey of the National Health Service Central Register This is a database of circa 60 million names of those who were registered with the NHS in 1991, and subsequent registrations
- Most Surnames come from Somewhere – Recording
Yesterday we were treated to a great webinar from Howard Benbrook who gave a knowledgeable and engaging presentation called Most Surnames come from Somewhere The webinar took a different structure to usual Howard talked about surnames in our usual webinar format, before providing a synopsis of the software, Surname Atlas
- Where in the World is your Surname From? - Guild of One-Name Studies
When our list started 5 years ago there were just 28 surnames These surnames and their country of origin are listed in the Members’ Wiki, but also appear at the end of this post in case you cannot spot them all in the image below
- Spelling - Guild of One-Name Studies
Intriguingly, some common noun surnames have resisted modification e g notably, the surnames ‘Black’ and ‘Flint’ Colours as surnames seem particularly resilient to amendment e g Black, Grey, Brown, White
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