A History of British Surnames

ISBN-13: 9780582018693 / Angielski / Miękka / 1990 / 238 str.

R. A. McKinley

Opis

Part of a series concerned with local history, this text looks at the derivation of different types of surnames. It ranges from those which have evolved from occupations and location to those which have evolved from personal names and by hereditary.

Spis treści

Editorial preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 The evolution of hereditary surnames; Chapter 2 Locative surnames; Chapter 3 Topographical surnames; Chapter 4 Surnames derived from personal names; Chapter 5 Occupational surnames; Chapter 6 Surnames derived from nicknames; Chapter 7 Some general themes in the history of surnames; Chapter 8 Surnames and local history; Chapter 9 Advice on further reading;

O autorze

Richard McKinley