- Paperback: 590 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; Revised ed of 3Revised ed edition (24 April 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0198600925
- ISBN-13: 978-0198600923
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 13 x 3.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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For anyone interested in family history or in tracing the origin of a name in England, this is the standard guide. It covers the origin and meaning of over 16,000 surnames, giving detailed information on early name-forms and how names have changed over the centuries. Alternative forms of names are cross-referenced to make it easy to find variants. An authoritative introduction sets in context the popular topic of name-studies, and guides the reader through the history and linguistic background of English surnames. In a new appendix for this revised edition, the distinguished family historian, Professor David Hey (author of the new Oxford Companion to Local and Family History), gives advice on how to locate the home of a family name. He explains, with examples, how to discover the current distribution of a name and how to trace its origins using the various sources of information available in the UK.
About the Author
P. H. Reaney is the author of The Origin of English Surnames (RKP, 1980). R. M. Wilson is Professor Emeritus of English Language at Sheffield University.
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70 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great reference for variants, origins and first mentions,
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This review is from: A Dictionary of English Surnames (Paperback)
This paperback is brilliant value at 18 names per penny, and my heavily used copy is dog-eared, battered and always within reach like favourite books should be. It lists surnames and variants, dates and sources of first mentions, origins and meanings. The Introduction about types of names, their historical roots and how and why they vary is a book in itself. There are 10 pages of obscure reference sources which take me into another world. An Appendix tells how to plot the distribution of surnames and locate their home. I run a very large genealogical website for Derbyshire and get many hundreds of e-mail enquiries about strange names. Looking the surnames up in this book is always rather exciting and the information often surprising. The book has been a pleasure to use. Sometimes when I can't find a name I wish I had a larger book, but I haven't come across a better reference work yet. The sheer volume of detail and the effort spent collecting it is amazing. If there were six stars this paperback would get them.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Does what it says,
By Pliny (Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Dictionary of English Surnames (Oxford Paperback Reference) (Paperback)
A Dictionary of English Surnames (Oxford Paperback Reference)
A lovely book to own. Does what it says on the tin, and well laid out. I use it for family history studies and reference for different spellings of the same name. Well priced and a fascinating 'dip in' book for a bit of interesting entertainment.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: A Dictionary of English Surnames (Oxford Paperback Reference) (Paperback)
Bought this book after attending a talk about the origins of surnames. Packed with information and found it absolutely fascinating finding out the origins of surnames within our families.
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