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*'''Descriptive''' or '''nickname''' (such as Joy or Child) | *'''Descriptive''' or '''nickname''' (such as Joy or Child) | ||
Many books discuss English | Many books discuss English surnames. Two are: | ||
*Bardsley, Charles W. ''A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames''. Reprint of 1901 edition. Baltimore, Maryland.)Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/adictionaryengl00goog#page/n2/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free; (Family History Library book {{FHL|261050|title-id|disp=942 D4b}}.) This book mentions early dates and places where particular surnames are common. | *Bardsley, Charles W. ''A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames''. Reprint of 1901 edition. Baltimore, Maryland.)Genealogical Publishing Company, 1980. Digital version at [http://archive.org/stream/adictionaryengl00goog#page/n2/mode/2up Internet Archive] - free; (Family History Library book {{FHL|261050|title-id|disp=942 D4b}}.) This book mentions early dates and places where particular surnames are common. | ||
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Several websites help you map the geography of English surnames. To learn more, see [[Surname Distribution Maps]]. [http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/genmap01.htm GenMap UK] (£) helps you create your own United Kingdom surname distribution maps.<br> | Several websites help you map the geography of English surnames. To learn more, see [[Surname Distribution Maps]]. [http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/genmap01.htm GenMap UK] (£) helps you create your own United Kingdom surname distribution maps.<br> | ||
Another aspect of English surnames is pronunciation. [http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" (1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples. | Another aspect of English surnames is pronunciation. [http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" (1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples. | ||
=== Given Names === | === Given Names === | ||