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Ancestry.com - English and Welsh Surname Dictionary
Describes the origin of each surname, indicating from where and from what the surname is derived. It also provides information on variant spellings, pronunciations, and other related names. Available by fee-based subscription.
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This webpage provides a free lesson that explores the historical development of British given names. It also provides links to books and talks that discuss the popularity, spelling variants, diminutives and other factos relating to English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh given names.
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Explore the historical development of surnames in the free lesson on this webpage. Also, explore the problems associated with finding surname variants because of interpretations and misinterpretations of the sounds and letters of British and Irish surnames.
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Surname Studies (formerly Modern British Surnames)
Surname Studies is devoted to the resources available for the study of the distribution, incidence and statistical analysis of the surnames of Britain, mainly post-1837, and primarily as a mass phenomenon.
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Surnames, Genes and the History of Britain
Surnames and genetic structure - a molecular analysis using Y-chromosomal DNA polymorphisms. The aim of the project was to explore the relationship between Y chromosome types and English surnames. From Professor Mark A. Jobling, University of Leicester.
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whoohoo.co.uk - The British Dialect Translator
Includes Geordie, Brummie, Scouse and more.
