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

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

Surnames carry the history of people in a very personal way. In England, surnames were mostly established by the end of the fourteenth century - by ordinary peo

This classic dictionary answers questions such as these and explains the origins of over 16,000 names in current English use. It will be a source of fascination