Resources

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BOOKS Researching Surnames

Julie Goucher

The Guild of One-Name Studies This concise booklet introduces the concept of one-name studies, and is available from one-name.org/welcome-to-the-guild-shop.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

The Guild of One-Name Studies Compiled by Guild members this covers the principles of one-name studies. Available from the Guild’s shop and as a Kindle book.

COURSES PHAROS TUTORS

w pharostutors.com

Pharos Tutors offers online courses on one-name studies.

DATABASE

OXFORD DICTIONARY OF FAMILY NAMES IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

P Hanks, R Coates and P McClure Discover the meaning, origin and distribution of more than 45,000 surnames. Available for some library members and at the Society of Genealogists in London.

SOFTWARE SURNAME ATLAS

This tool for mapping surname frequencies and distributions in England, Scotland and Wales in 1881 is available from the Guild’s online shop as a CD-Rom.

WEBSITES MODERN BRITISH SURNAMES

w one-name.org/modern-british-surnames

The Guild’s website incorporates material from the late Philip Dance for the study of the distribution of the surnames of Britain. There is also an extensive bibliography.

SURNAME SOCIETY

w surname-society.org

This not-for-profit society offers monthly webinars for its members and opportunities to connect with others researching surnames as well as share ideas.