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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. We have 256 registered surnames beginning with A.
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.
Is your surname here? 2,334 members. 2,205 studies. 7,853 surnames. Please enter a surname to search for.
The British 19th Century Surname Atlas is a fully interactive CD-Rom product that allows you to plot distribution maps for all of the surnames and forenames found in the 1881 Census of England, Scotland, and Wales.
Modern Spelling. As mentioned, surnames have resisted, or have been placed outside, the drive for spelling standardisation (in contrast to forenames, where variance is allowed, but is very constricted e.g. Catherine, Katherine, Kathryn).
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.
Most Surnames come from Somewhere – Recording. Distribution of the Butcher surname, from Surname Atlas. 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.
One-Name Studies. Family 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.
Along with explaining the major types of surnames, she explores key aspects of the research including analysis, surname origin and meaning, distribution, location, frequency, migration and ONS data. What’s the Point of a One-Name Study (33 min): Helen Osborn asks us to consider what we’re trying to achieve with our one-name studies. This ...
(Tengvik Middle English surnames of occupation. But this seems to have varied greatly between different parts of England. An analysis of the West Riding Poll Tax returns of 1379 to 1381 reveals that 55% of the occupations had a concordance (eponymous with or a cognate) with the associated by-name.