Family names are an essential part of everyone's personal history. The story of their evolution is integral to family history and fascinating in its own right.

For better or worse, what we are is often determined by our family; the events that occurred many years before we were born, and the choices that were made by o

The definitive guide to the 5,000 most common surnames in the United States. With origins, variations, rankings, prominent bearers and published genealogies.

Traces the origins of nearly 3,000 surnames found on the eastern Canadian island, along with sometimes extensive information on etymology, genealogy, and Newfou

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