238 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Editorial preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The evolution of hereditary surnames; Chapter 2 Locative surnames; Chapter 3 Topographical surnames; Chapter 4 Surnames derived from personal names; Chapter 5 Occupational surnames; Chapter 6 Surnames derived from nicknames; Chapter 7 Some general themes in the history of surnames; Chapter 8 Surnames and local history; Chapter 9 Advice on further reading;
Biography
Richard McKinley
