The Surname Detective: Investigating surname distribution in

The Surname Detective: Investigating surname distribution in England since 1086
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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 history of a surname. Colin Rogers uses a sample of 100 names, many of them common, to follow the migration of people through the centuries. Each of the 100 names is mapped since the Doomsday book in 1086. For those whose name is not among the sample, the book shows how to find out where namesakes live now, how they moved around the country through time, and how the name originated from a placename, a nickname or an occupation. Colin Rogers finishes this work by showing how the distribution of surnames can be studied irrespective of the size of the surrounding population, and reaches some interesting conclusions about which names are more reliable guides to migration since the 14th century.
Country USA
Brand Manchester University Press
Manufacturer Manchester University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber maps, glossary
ReleaseDate 1995-07-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780719040481

Country	USA
Brand	Manchester University Press
Manufacturer	Manchester University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	maps, glossary
ReleaseDate	1995-07-13
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780719040481

The Surname Detective: Investigating surname distribution in England since 1086