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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
#[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] has maps that show the geographic distribution of surnames from the '''United States''' census records, and surname distribution for '''England''' and '''Wales''' from the 1891 census and some history of surnames. <br> | #[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] has maps that show the geographic distribution of surnames from the '''United States''' census records, and surname distribution for '''England''' and '''Wales''' from the 1891 census and some history of surnames. <br> | ||
#'''United Kingdom''' and '''Ireland''' distribution maps and meanings: [http://forebears.co.uk/surnames http://forebears.co.uk/surnames] <br> | #'''United Kingdom''' and '''Ireland''' distribution maps and meanings: [http://forebears.co.uk/surnames http://forebears.co.uk/surnames] <br> | ||
#'''United Kingdom''' and '''Ireland''' distribution mapping: [http://www.rootsmap.com/ http://www.rootsmap.com/] <br> | #'''United Kingdom''' and '''Ireland''' distribution mapping: [http://www.rootsmap.com/ http://www.rootsmap.com/] <br> | ||
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#'''Scotland''' distribution mapping: [http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx] <br> | #'''Scotland''' distribution mapping: [http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx] <br> | ||
#'''United States''' distribution mapping: [http://www.hamrick.com/names/ http://www.hamrick.com/names/] <br> | #'''United States''' distribution mapping: [http://www.hamrick.com/names/ http://www.hamrick.com/names/] <br> | ||
#'''Wales''' distribution mapping: [http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx] <br> | #'''Wales''' distribution mapping: [http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx] <br> | ||
#[http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/ Surname Origin & Last Name Meanings. Origin of Surnames -by Kathi Reid]<br> | #[http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/ Surname Origin & Last Name Meanings. Origin of Surnames -by Kathi Reid]<br> | ||
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== Books == | == Books == | ||
''The Surnames Handbook'' by Debbie Kennett. (The History Press, 2012). Includes a chapter on surname mappping. | |||
''Surnames In Genealogy: A New Approach'' by George Redmond | ''Surnames In Genealogy: A New Approach'' by George Redmond | ||