Bibliograph

The surnames of Wales, John & Sheila Rowlands

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The surnames of Wales, John & Sheila Rowlands

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-296), appendices, and indexes

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The surnames of Wales

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

895684025

Responsibility statement

John & Sheila Rowlands

Summary

First published in 1996, The Surnames of Wales has long been regarded an indispensable guide to this most fascinating of verbal and historical minefields. This new updated and expanded edition seeks to dispel many of the myths which surround the subject and is illustrated by evidence taken from a survey involving more than 270,000 surnames found in parish records throughout Wales. In addition, it has been extended to cover given names, drawing upon examples recorded in ancient pedigrees and in more recent family history research

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Welsh names and their origins -- Early surnames -- Patronymic naming: a survey of transition -- A survey of surnames -- Other works on distribution -- Glossary of surnames -- A survey of given names -- Glossary of given names -- Further uses of the surveys -- Migration, emigration and place of origin

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