The Penguin Dictionary of British Surnames - Softcover

Titford, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141023201 ISBN 13: 9780141023205

Publisher: Penguin, 2009

Synopsis

The Penguin Dictionary of British Surnames is a useful and fascinating guide to the surnames that offer a unique insight into the place of origin, the occupations - and even the personality traits - of our ancestors. Detailed and informative, this dictionary covers the widest range of British surnames and is essential reading for anyone intrigued by the story of their name and by the history of their family. This edition replaces our out of date (and out of print) 1967 edition.

About this title

Product Description:

A guide to the surnames that offers an insight into the place of origin, the occupations - and even the personality traits - of our ancestors. It is suitable for those intrigued by the story of their name and by the history of their family.

About the Author:

John Titford, born in Holloway Road, London, was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School Hampstead/Elstree, St John's College, Cambridge, the Sorbonne in Paris and at the universities of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and San Francisco. Formerly a teacher and lecturer in English language and literature in schools and colleges, he now lives in Derbyshire, where he works as a writer, broadcaster, researcher and genealogical bookseller. He has lectured regularly on family history, dialect and related topics throughout Britain, in the United States of America, New Zealand and elsewhere. The author of a number of books on dialect, communication and media studies and family history, he is a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Scriveners, Chairman of Examiners for the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists in 2004.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0141023201
• ISBN 13: 9780141023205
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544