THE STORY OF SURNAMES

by L.G. Pine ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1967

If you would like to know what put the O in O'Malley, the Mac in Mac-Gregor or the hyphen in Lloyd-George, pick up this book by an author who has a long pedigree in the study of Genealogy and Heraldry as well as surnames. Directed primarily toward the Anglophile this covers the four major categories: patronymics, place names, occupational derivatives and nicknames. According to Mr. Pine, surnames, which ""are a rare possession among the nations of the world,"" did not become popular until the Norman Conquest. He discusses many of the European royal houses, Norman, Scottish and Welsh genealogies, the ""Domesday Book,"" a major source of reference, and along the way the reader will pick up such miscellany as ""Croft"" means meadow, ""Jordan"" comes from the river, ""Lambert"" from bright land and ""Smith"" from... For the sober sobriquet seeker.

Pub Date: March 1, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Tuttle

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1967

Categories: NONFICTION