Dictionary of American Family Names

Name: Dictionary of American Family Names
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ISBN: 9780195081374

ISBN-10: 0195081374

ISBN-13: 9780195081374

Edition: 2003

Authors: Patrick Hanks

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Where did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage? From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result of 10 years of research and 30 consulting editors, this massive undertaking documents 70,000 surnames of Americans across the country. A directory like no other, it surveys each surname giving its meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with it, and the frequency of each surname and forename. The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United…

Book details

List price: $525.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/8/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 2128
Size: 11.69" wide x 9.29" long x 7.28" tall
Weight: 12.650
Language: English

Patrick Hanks is Professor of Lexicography at the University of Wolverhampton, UK, and a visiting professor at the University of the West of England (Bristol, UK). He has edited a number of major reference works, including Collins English Dictionary, Cobuild, and the New Oxford Dictionary of English.