Great British Family Names and their history

British family names reflect the history of Britain, the diversity of its inhabitants and the influence of their many cultures and languages over centuries. They can determine and reveal a huge amount of our identity such as Celtic, Danish, Saxon or Norman ancestry. 

Great British Family Names and their history is an overview of several hundred notable family names, their origins and derivations, using information found in old sources, including translations of The Domesday Book and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles. It traces many of the names through the centuries up to the present day.

pp 314

Hardback; Pen and Sword History 2019