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=== Surnames | ==Online Tools== | ||
*[http://britishsurnames.co.uk/ '''British Surnames'''] Research the origins and distribution of your surname. | |||
== Surnames == | |||
The nobility and wealthy landowners first began using surnames. Merchants and townspeople adopted the custom, as eventually did the rural population. This process took several centuries. Surnames developed from several sources. For example: | The nobility and wealthy landowners first began using surnames. Merchants and townspeople adopted the custom, as eventually did the rural population. This process took several centuries. Surnames developed from several sources. For example: | ||