A HISTORY OF BRITISH SURNAMES by Richard McKinley ( 9780582018693 )

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Title:

A HISTORY OF BRITISH SURNAMES

By:

Richard McKinley

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0582018692

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9780582018693

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

21 May, 1990

Series:

Approaches to Local History

Pages:

240

Description:

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.

Synopsis:

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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black & white illustrations

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Longman

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