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*'''Merchants and townspeople''' then adopted the custom, as did the '''rural population'''. This process took two or three centuries. | *'''Merchants and townspeople''' then adopted the custom, as did the '''rural population'''. This process took two or three centuries. | ||
===Surname Spelling Variations=== | |||
For centuries, there were no standardized spellings. People spelled phonetically. Think of all the different British accents. Think of the varied levels of spelling skills people have, Then, realize that your ancestors names can show up very differently in records than how they are spelled today. This series of articles documents spelling variations commonly found for different surnames: | |||
*[[English Phonetic surname Aliases 1750 to 1800|'''English Phonetic surname Aliases 1750 to 1800''']] | |||
===Surname Spelling Variations by Dialect=== | ===Surname Spelling Variations by Dialect=== | ||
'''Sometimes surname spelling variations are based on dialect (a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group) differences.''' | '''Sometimes surname spelling variations are based on dialect (a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group) differences.''' | ||