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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Occupation names - Guild of One-Name Studies
In almost all cases, popular occupational surnames had a number of variations However, many low frequency occupational surnames never became hereditary, or died out soon afterwards
- Guild of One-Name Studies – One-name studies, Genealogy
One-name studies, GenealogyFamily historians generally research their ancestors as far back as possible, collecting names and information on everyone related to them A one-name study is rather different It concentrates on those with a single surname, even if they are not related Researchers often start by following a single line of their own family, but move on to collecting information on
- 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
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