An informative dictionary of the origins, history and etymology of British surnames.

From the author of The Family Tree Detective, this guide provides the amateur genealogist or family historian with the skills to research the distribution and h

Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and I

Aiming to avoid technical terminology, Richard McKinley provides an introduction to the history of hereditary surnames in Britain from their first appearance to

This classic dictionary explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination to everyone with an interest in nam