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Non-Fiction, Reference Guides and Advice, History , Genealogy , Language & Reference

Discovering Surnames

J.W. Freeman (author)

Paperback Published on: 28/02/2001; Language: English, English (Original language of a translated text)

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Synopsis

Your surname can tell you a lot about your ancestors. Not all names are what they at first sight seem to be: if your name is Farmer, then an ancestor was a tax-collector; if it is Alabaster, then you are descended from a crossbowman. This work includes about 1500 surnames, and if your name is not amongst them then probably a very similar one is.