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November 27, 2006

British Surnames

If your ancestors came from somewhere in Britain, you might be interested in The Surname Profiler, a research project at University College London (UCL). Using data from 1881 and 1998, they provide you with a map of the distribution of the surname you provide.

For example, one of my family names is Thornton. You can see how the distribution of the name changed between 1881 and 1998:

Thornton1881.jpgThornton1998.jpg
Posted by Nicholas at November 27, 2006 12:07 PM
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