The Origins of English Surnames |
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| Author:
| Fiennes, Joslin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7198-1652-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press
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| Imprint: | Robert Hale |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the origins of English surnames, looking at names of occupational, locational, symbolic and personal origin.Where genealogists and etymologists focus on single names, this book takes groups of names and explores what these say about the society that created them.
This book examines the origins of English surnames, looking at names of occupational, locational, symbolic and personal origin.Where genealogists and etymologists focus on single names, this book takes groups of names and explores what these say about the society that created them.