| Description |
1 online resource (x, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-223) and indexes. |
| Summary |
This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and show the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research. It focuses on British names, tracing their origins to different parts of the British Isles and Europe and revealing how names often remain concentrated in the districts where they first became established centuries ago. In the process the book casts fresh light on the ancient peopling of the British Isles. Theauthors consider why some names die out, and how others have spread across the globe. They use recent advances in D. |
| Contents |
Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 By-names; 2 Hereditary Surnames; 3 Expansion and Decline; 4 Distribution and Migration; 5 Linguistic and Social Factors; 6 Meaning and Method; 7 DNA and Surnames; 8 The Link between Surname and Y Chromosome Type; 9 The Wider Picture; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Names, Personal -- English.
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Names, Personal -- English. |
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Names, Personal -- Great Britain.
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Names, Personal. |
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Great Britain. |
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Names, Personal -- Europe.
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Europe. |
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Names, Personal -- British Isles.
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DNA fingerprinting.
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DNA fingerprinting. |
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Great Britain -- Genealogy.
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| Genre/Form |
Genealogy.
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| Subject |
British Isles -- Genealogy.
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Europe -- Genealogy.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
King, Turi.
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Hey, David.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Redmonds, George, 1935- Surnames, DNA, and family history. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011 0199582645 (OCoLC)690539600 |
| ISBN |
9780191618154 (electronic book) |
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0191618152 (electronic book) |
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1283348578 |
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9781283348577 |
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0199582645 |
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9780199582648 |
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