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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. | Projects that study specific surnames are called one-name studies. [[Guild_of_One-Name_Studies|The Guild of One-Name Studies]] is an example of an organization that has identified several thousands such projects. | ||
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 === | ||