A History of British Surnames
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Approaches To Local History
ISBN-10
0582018692
ISBN-13
9780582018693
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Longman
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 21st, 1990
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
300 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 13.90 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
British & Irish historySocial & cultural history
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Part of a series concerned with local history, this text looks at the derivation of different types of surnames. It ranges from those which have evolved from occupations and location to those which have evolved from personal names and by hereditary.
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 deals with those names that originate in England, Wales and Scotland; and since these tend to have their own distinct histories, he discusses developments in each of the three countries separately, wherever appropriate. The book uses the study of surnames to illuminate social history and draws attention to the complex patterns of population mobility that have always characterized British Society. It also describes regional and class differences in surnames, some features of which survive to our own time.
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