Britishsurnames.co.uk Website Review

Welcome to the British Surnames website. Here, you can find information on similar surnames, most common surnames, surname distribution maps as well as surname meanings and etymologies As the name suggests, this site primarily lists surnames commonly found in Britain, but many of these are found in other parts of the world as well - so even if you're not British, your name could well be in here! The surnames most commonly viewed on this website, over the past seven days. The surnames most commonly reached via a Google search, over the past seven days. The surnames most commonly reached via a Bing search, over the past seven days. The surnames most commonly shared on Facebook, over the past seven days.. A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO BRITISH SURNAMES, BRITISH LAST NAMES, BRITISH SURNAME MEANINGS AND BRITISH SURNAME ORIGINS. The study of surnames, or family names, can be a useful tool in genealogy as well as being a fascinating topic in its own right. Known variously as anthroponymy, anthroponomastics or onomastics, surname sudies can give a rich insight into the development of human society. In England, surnames are also commonly known as last names due to the practice of writing the given names first and then the family name or surname last. However, this is not necessarily true of other cultures, where the family name may be written first as part of a person's full name. It is, therefore, not always strictly correct to use the terms surname and last name interchangeably. Although most British last names are surnames, this website generally sticks to the term surname in order to avoid ambiguity. Other common synonyms for surname include cognomen, patronymic, metronymic and matronymic. Surnames were originally introduced into England by the Normans in 1066, and the practice began to spread. Initially, surnames were fluid and changed from generation to generation, or even as a person changed his job - John Blacksmith may have become John Farrier as his