Location Bibliography

Mckenna, L. B. Surnames : their origin and nationality. Quincy, Illinois: The Author, 1913.
Notes: 73pp
Abstract: Focuses primarily on names from the British Isles, with short sections on German and Scandanavian names

Mckinley, Richard. "Hereditary names and the chronology of their evolution." Family History , no. 11(1981): 275-83.

________. A history of British surnames London: Longman, 1990.
Note:The standard history
Reviewed in Nomina 15 (1991-92)

Park, Tracey. Names and how they came about. Aberdare: Family History Club, 1994.

Pine, Leslie Gilbert. The story of surnames. London: Country Life, 1965.
Abstract: Lawson1: "general introduction to British surnames. In addition to patronymic, location, occupation and nickname types of surnames, includes chapters on Norman, Welsh, Scottish and Irish surnames"

Reaney, Percy Hide. A dictionary of British surnames Corrector and additions R. M. Wilson. Revised 3rd edition ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Notes: Reviewed in 'Nomina' 1

Schlebecker, John T. The many names of country people : an historical dictionary From the Twelfth Century Onwards. New York: Greenwood, 1989.

Schofield, Roger. "A list of peculiar surnames in England and Wales." Local Population Studies ?, no. ? (?): 68-69.

Titford, John. Searching for surnames. Countryside Books, 2002.
Abstract: A guide to the history and diversity of surnames, both common and rare

Verstappen, P. The book of surnames: origins and oddities of popular names. London: Pelham, 1980.
Abstract: Lawson1: "gives backgrounfd information on 76 of the most common English surnames and their variations. Theses surnames account for 50% of the population. Thus for the name Moore ("dark-complected"), there are 16 variations, including Morecraft, Morley, Moorcock, and Mocking

Voitl, Herbert. "A computer archive of present-day British and early modern English family names." In: The study of the personal names of the British Isles, 87-110. editor Herbert Voitl. Erlangen, Germany: Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg .
Abstract: Lawson1:" describes a computer archive with 2 main parts : modern British family names from a number of sources (last 100 years) and selective listings of names from the early modern period beginning with 1598"

Weekly, E. Romance of names. London: J.Murray, 1914.

Weekly, E. Surnames. London: Murray, 1936.
Note: 3rd ed

Yule, Valerie. "Party names." British Psychological Society Bulletin , no. 32(1979): 455-56.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Comments on the surname mix of Parliament in 1964 and 1979"

- Channel Isles

Balleine, G. R. "Some Jersey surnames : their origin and meaning." Société Jersiase Bulletin Annuel 14(1940): 39-48.
Note: Smith: "Good"

Cachelaille, J. L. V. The Island of Sark; ed. Laura E. Hale. 1928.

- England

"The Patels are coming." Economist [England] (August 1976): 56.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Lists the top 20 surnames in England and Wales in 1975"

Addison, William. Understanding English surnames. London: Batsford, 1978.
Abstract: Lawson1: "discussion of surnames in England within 8 major regions such as Wessex, the West Midlands, and Lancashire and Yorkshire. Many stories especially about more unusual surnames such as Catchpole and Cokinbred. Index has about 100 surnames. 47 refs"

Ashley, Leonard R. N. "French surnames and the English." Names 11(1963): 177-81.
Abstract: Lawson1: "comment on the number of English surnames such as Algernon, Balliol, Haig, and St Clair that are of French origin"

B.A. "Midland names in the so-called Roll of Battle Abbey." Midland Antiquary , no. 4: 129-31.

Bardsley, Charles Wareing. A Dictionary of English and Welsh surnames with special American instances. London: Henry Frowde, 1901.

________. " English surnames: their sources and significations, Newton Abbott: David and Charles, 1969.
Note:Facsimile reprint of 1st ed., published as 'Our English surnames'. London: Chatto & Windus, 1873, with prefaces to 2nd & 3rd eds, and new preface, with a new introduction by L. G. Pine
.

Baring-Gould, S. Family names and their story. London: Seeley and Co, 1910.

Barker, S; Spoerlein, S; Vetter, T and Viereck, W "An Atlas of English Surnames" Bamberger Beitrage Zur Englischen Sprachwissenschaft 52, 2007

Beddoe, Dr. "English Surnames, from an ethnological point of view. The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland , Vol. 12. (1883), pp. 231-242.

Bennett, J. M. "Spouses, siblings and surnames : reconstructing families from medieval village court rolls." Journal of British Studies 23, no. 1 (1983): 26-46.

Black, W. "On the personal names and surnames used in England in the thirteenth century." Proceedings of the British Archaeological Association (December 1870): 7pp.

Brendler, Silvio. "On the lexicography of English surnames (LES) : Some Problems and Prospects." in: Beiträge Zur Geschichte Der Englischen Und Chinesischen Anthroponomastik : Contributions to the History of English and Chinese Anthroponomastics , 30-39. (Beiträge Zur Lexikographie Und Namenforschung ; Bd. 1). Hamburg: Baar, 2001.

Clark, Cecily. "An anthropologist looks at an Anglo-Norman new town." in: Anglo-Norman Studies : 2nd Battle Conference (July 1979), 21-41; 168-172. Vol. 2. Battle Abbey, Sussex, 1980.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Description of the principles and methodology of name study in 12th century England. This is followed by a listing from the British Museum manuscript of 115 householders at Battle. Each entry contains available information."

________. "Onomastics." in: The Cambridge History of the English Language, 2: 1066-1476, editor Norman Blake, 542-606. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

________. "Personal-name studies : bringing them to a wider audience." Nomina , no. 15(1991): 21-34.

________. Words, names and history : selected writings of Cecily Clark. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 1995.
Notes: Reviewed in 'Nomina' 19
Abstract: Selections from the writings of the prominent onomast -Cecily Clark. Some articles reprinted here cover early surnames and by-names

Copeland, Michael G. "Studies in surnames of place in English with emphasis on place-name surnames." University of Sheffield , 1991.
Notes: Thesis (M. Phil)
Abstract: "The orthodox view of surname history posits the presence in Middle English of French loan words like de, de la, del, and le. In due course these were lost when they were `dropped'. This view depends on the assumption that source materials written in Latin and French express the spoken English of the time. This thesis finds that assumption to be mistaken...."

Dolan, J. R. English ancestral names : the evolution of the name from medieval occupations. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1972.
Abstract: Lawson1: "gives historical background of 5000 names derived from occupations. Organised into 189 groups. Comprehensive, schloarly. Index. 58 refs."

Federer, Charles A. The genesis of English surnames. Bradford: 1896.

Fellows-Jensen, Gillian. " In search of lost Danes : the Scandinavian element in English surnames" in Names, time and place : essays in memory of Richard Mckinley , edited by Della Hooke and David Postles. Leopard's Head Press, 2003, pp 41-58

Fellows-Jensen, Gillian. "The surnames of the tenants of the Bishop of Lincoln in nine English counties." in NORNA-Rapporter VIII: Binamn Och Släknamn, Avgränsning Och Ursprung, editor Andersson. T, 39-60. Uppsala: 1975.

Ferguson, Robert. English surnames, and their place in the Teutonic family. London: G. Routledge, 1858.

Forster, Klaus. Englische familiennamen aus Ortsnamen : studien zu lautlichen stonderentwicklungen bei eigennamen. Nürnberg: Verlag Hans Carl, 1978.
Notes: 263 p

________. "English family-names from places in England." Nomina 1 (1977): 23-26.
Abstract: Lawson1: "a thesis abstract based on 1200 surnames and associated placenames focussing on how the differences arose i.e. surname Chillinton vs placename Chillington."

________. "English locative surnames and the local pronunciation of place-names." Names: a Journal of Onomastics 28 no4 (Dec 1980) 305-308

Fransson, Gustav. Middle English surnames of occupation, 1100-1350 : With an Excursus on Toponymical Surnames . London: Williams and Norgate, 1935.

Gelling, Margaret. " Habitation surnames : some notes on A Dictionary of British Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges " in Names, time and place : essays in memory of Richard Mckinley , edited by Della Hooke and David Postles. Leopard's Head Press, 2003, pp 59-66

Gusynina, E.B. 'English surnames: their social and linguistic basis' Vestnik Leningradskogo Universiteta, Istoriya-yazyk-literatura, 37, 4(20), Oct 1982, 111-113

Hey, David. Family history and local history in England. London: Longman, 1987.

________ Family names and family history. London: Hambledon and London, 2001.
Notes: 240pp

________ "Family names and family history." History Today 51, no. 7(July 2001): 38-40.
Abstract: also online- http://www.historytoday.com/index.cfm?Articleid=14373

________ The Oxford book of family history. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.

________ Oxford dictionary of local and family history. Oxford: Oxford University Pres, 1997.

________ "Recent advances in the study of surnames" The Historian 80, (Dec 2003)
Abstract: Covers the same ground as his previous History Today article, but in more depth, and updated with illustrative maps from Surname Atlas

Hitching, F. K. References to English Surnames in 1602 : an Index Giving About 20,500 References to Surnames Contained in the Printed Registers of 964 English Parishes During the Second Year of the XVII. Century With an Appendix Indexing the Surnames Contained in 186 Printed Registers During 1601 (Omitted From the Volume for That Year) . London: C.A. Bernau, 1911.

Hooke, Della and Postles, David Names, time and place : essays in memory of Richard McKinley Leopard's Head Press, 2003 - isbn 0904920461
Essays on: the Scandinavian element in English surnames, ; the place-name as surname in Wales; names in "-kin" in medieval Wales; stable families in Tudor and Stuart England; the distribution and stability of surnames in south-east Surrey 1664-1851 ;surnames and stability - a detailed case study

Holt, James Clarke. What's in a Name? : Family nomenclature and the Norman Conquest. Reading: University of Reading, 1982.
Abstract: Lawson1: "through a critical discussion of a number of families such as Arundel, Beaumont, Montgomery, and Mowbray, demonstrates the linkage of toponyms with hereditary names. Approx 66 refs. 23 pages."

Hughes, James Pennethorne. How you got your name : the origin and meaning of surnames. London: Phoenix, 1961.
Abstract: Lawson1: "concise treatment of the origin of surnames from patronyms, locations, occupations, and nicknames. Mostly English."

Hunnisett, R. F. "Problems of medieval English surnames." Family History 11 (May 1980): 69-89.

Insley, John. "Recent trends in research into English bynames and Surnames, Some Critical Remarks." Studia Neophilologica 65, no. 1 (1993): 57-71.

Jones, G.P. 'Continuity and change in surnames in four northern parishes'. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, ns, 73 (1973), 142-7.

Kristensson, Gillis. "Studies on Middle English surnames containing elements of French origin." English Studies , no. 50(1967): 465-98.

Lanahan, William F. "What's in a name? : family surnames and social upheaval in medieval England." Social Studies , no. 65(1974): 218-22.

Lasker, Gabriel Ward. "Genetic structure of the human population of Britain As Revealed in the Distribution of Surnames." in: Anthropological Studies in Great Britain and Ireland, editors Firestone Melvin M and Cove John J, 147pp. Tempe, Arizona: Arizona State University, 1982.

Leaver, R. "Families on the move : personal mobility and the diffusion of surnames." The Local Historian 20, no. 2(1990).

Light, John. "Foundling names: a survey of surnames given to foundlings in a selection of London parishes in the years 1740-50." Genealogists' Magazine, 21 (1983), 112-17.

Löfvenberg, Mattias Teodo. Studies on Middle English local surnames. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerup, 1942.

Lordan, Charles Legge. Of certain English surnames and their Occasional odd phases when seen in groups. London: Houlston and Sons, [1874?].
Notes: 122 pages

Loyd, Lewis Christopher. The origins of some Anglo-Norman families. Leeds: Harleian Society, 1951.
Abstract: Lawson2: "shows how family names were derived from places in Normandy and other nearby areas"

Maidbury, Laurence. "English surnames in Latin." Amateur Historian , no. 1(1954): 368-71.
Abstract: Lawson2: " Translations of some 200 plus surnames into Latin"

________. "Family history into surnames." Amateur Historian , no. 2(1954): 114-17.

Matthews, Constance. English surnames. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1966.
Abstract: Lawson1: " covers topics of family relationships, local names, Pre-conquest names, surnames from Women's first names. Tables from London telephone directory. Approx 2250 items in index. 100+ refs."

________. How surnames began. London: Lutterworth Press, 1967.
Abstract: Lawson1: " general introduction to surnames. A simplified version of the author's English surnames. British emphasis.

________. "Surnames of occupation." History Today , no. 13(1963): 449-58.

McClure, Peter 'The interpretation of Middle English nicknames: a review of Jan Jönsjö, Studies on Middle English Nicknames. 1, Compounds ' Nomina 5, (1981), 95—104

________. "Lay subsidy rolls and dialect phonology". In Otium et negotium: studies in onamatology and library science, ed. Sandgren,F. (Stockholm, 1973), 188-94.

________. "Patterns of migration in the late Middle Ages : the evidence of English place-name surnames." Economic History Review, no. 32 (1979): 167-82.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Suggests that placename surnames give an indication of the patterns of migration for social betterment. 7 refs."

________. "Surnames from English placenames as evidence for mobility in the Middle Ages." The Local Historian 13, no. 2(1978).
Abstract: Lawson1: " discussion of some of the difficulties and their resolution of using surnames as evidence of mobility"

McKinley, Richard."'Regional differences in the evolution of surnames' English Genealogical Conference: Selected papers given at the congresses of 1976 and 1984 Society of Genealogists,1986

McKinley, Richard. "Social class and the origin of surnames." Genealogists' Magazine 20, no. 2(1980): 52-56.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Lists from the 12th and 13th century from East Anglia, Suffolk, and Norfolk, show that there was a high percentage of surnames derived from place-names among the land-owning classes. Similar findings are shown in data from Oxfordshire and Lancashire somewhat later. Among bondsmen, surnames derived from topological features (Field, Brooks etc) and from Christian names were more common.

________. "The survey of English surnames." The Local Historian 8, (1969).

Moore, John. 'Who was 'Mahumet'? Arabs in Angevin England' Prosopon 11 (July 2000)
Abstract: considers whether names such as 'Mahumet', 'Paucamatus', 'Sarazin' may be of direct Arab-Turkish origin
Note: also available online

North Bucks, pseud. 'Peasant family surnames : specimens mainly confined to single counties'. Notes and Queries, 182 (1942), 316.

Pashley, Robert. "English surnames; their historical origins and development." Edinburgh Review (1855).

Phythian-Adams, Charles. "Local history and societal history." Local Population Studies, no. 51 (1993): 30-45.
Notes: suggests notional boundaries (based on watersheds) for local areas - the core areas (in which local surnames are likely to have remained?)

Porteous, John Douglas. "English surname studies: a methodology." Genealogists' Magazine 20 (March 1982): 295-97.

Postles, David. "Defining the "North" : some linguistic evidence." Northern History, no. 38 (2001): 27-46.

________. "French surnames in medieval England ." Moyen Age 101, no. 1 (1995): 7-21.
Abstract: (An evaluation of the role of the French-Language on Middle-English vernacular)

Reaney, Percy Hide. The origin of English surnames. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967.
Notes: Reviewed in 'Nomina' 4 (1980)and Foundations of Language, 9:3 (1973), 392-402
Abstract: Lawson1: "an interpretation and extension of the author's A dictionary of British surnames. Covers local surnames; those of office, occupation, and relationship, and those derived from physical and social characteristics"

Redmonds, George. "English surnames research." In: The Study of the Personal Names of the British Isles, 75-86. Herbert Voitl, Klaus Forster, and John Insley. Erlangen: Institut für Anglistik & Amerikanistik, 1976.
Abstract: Lawson1: "criticizes Reaney's Dictionary of British Surnames. Recommends tracing of modern surnames by genealogical methods"

________. "Migration and the linguistic development of surnames." Family History 11, no. 77/78 (August 1980).
Abstract: Lawson1: "develops the position that as bearers of surname migrate, there are variations in the name. Traces the Lightowler family in Rochdale parish from 1246 to Yorkshire, Bradford, and the Colne Valley as Lightoller and Lightholder. Hinchcliffe and other names are also discussed"

________. Surnames and genealogy: a new approach. Bury: Federation of Family History Societies, 2002.
Reviewed in Nomina 21 (1998)

________. "Surnames and place-names." Local Historian 10, no. 1(February 1972): 3-7.

Robson, J. M. "Surnames and status in victorian England." Queens Quarterly 95, no. 3 (1988): 642-61.

Rogers, K. H. More Vikings & Surnames. K.H. Rogers, 1995.

________. Vikings & Surnames. York: William Sessions, 1991.

Ruckdeschel, Gisela. "Secondary motivation in English family names." Nomina , no. 4(1980): 64-66.
Abstract: Lawson1: " abstract of a doctoral dissertation at the Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Focuses on 887 English surnames, mostly ME, with aspects of secondary motivation (introduction of "unknown, unfamilar and isolated words into the vocabulary of a language with known and familiar words, although no etymological relation exists among the words")"

________. Studien zur sekundären motivation bei Englischen famialiennamen . [West Germany]: 1980.
Notes: 210 p.
Note: reviewed in Nomina 5

Rybakin, A. I. Slovar Angliiskikh familii = A dictionary of English surnames. Moskva: Ruskii iazyk, 1986.

Smith, G. 'The geography and demography of South Asian languages in England: some methodological problems'
(Linguistic minorities project working paper no 2), University of London, Institute of education 1982
Note: uses family names

Smith, Hugh. "Early northern nick-names and surnames." Saga Book of the Viking Society 11 (1928).

Tengvik, Gösta. Old English bynames ... Uppsala: Almquist & Wiksells, 1938.

Thomas, C. "Irish colonists in south-west Britain." World Archaeology 5, no. 1(1973).

Thornton, D. and K. Keats-Rohan. "Domesday names.": Boydell Press, 1977.
Notes: 0851134298

Thuresson, Bertil. Middle English occupational terms. Lund: Gleerup, 1950.

Todd, Andrew. Shadows of ancestors : surnames and practical family history research Bury: Allen & Todd, 1996.

Viereck, Wolfgang 'Towards an atlas of English surnames' Scripta Neophilologica Posnaniensia 6 (2004), S. 231-259

Weekly, Ernest. French and Flemish surnames in England. London: Modern Language Teaching, 1913.
Notes: 41-43 p.

Weekly, Ernest. 'Surnames and the chronology of the English vocabulary'. Discovery 2 (1921), 2-5

- England-peripheral reading

Reay, Barry. Microhistories: demography, society and culture in rural England, 1800-1930. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Rogers, Colin D. and John H Smith. Local Family History in England, 1538-1914. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1991.

Upton, Clive. Atlas of English dialects. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.

- England-Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H. "Surnames in Bedfordshire : Parts 1-VII." Bedfordshire Magazine (Winter 1978): 16, 296-97: 16, 342-47; 17, 35-37 ; 17, 73-79; 17, 108,113-17; 17, 165-70; 17, 250-255; 17, 297-302.

- England-Buckinghamshire

Tompkins,Matthew Emerging pays and peasant migration in Buckinghamshire c1332-1522: the evidence from surnames unpublished MA Dissertation, University of Leicester, 2001

- England-Cambridgeshire

Gould, Brian M. Rupert Brooke and Cambridge surnames : a Centenary Revelation. Cambridge: [s.n.], 1987.
Notes: 4 pages

Watson, R. " A study of surname distribution in a group of Cambridgeshire parishes, 1538-1840." Local Population Studies , no. 15(1975): 23-32.

England-Cornwall

Bannister, John. "Cornish names." In: The Royal Polytechnic Society Society 37th Annual Report, 57-65. 1869.

________. A glossary of Cornish names, ancient and modern, local, family, personal, & 20,000 Celtic and Other Names, Now or Formerly in Use in Cornwall With Derivations and Significations . London : Edinburgh: Williams & Nargate , 1871.
Note: Smith: "Local, family and personal names, ancient and modern. Good"

Charnock, Richard Stephen. Patronymica Cornu-Britannica : or, The Etymology of Cornish Surnames . London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1870.
Note: 160 pages
Abstract: Smith: "Cornish surnames, with derivations and meaninigs-Good"

Deacon, B. The Cornish family: the roots of our future Fowey: Cornwall Editions, 2004
Note: Chapter 2, pp56-93 and 235-37 on Cornish surnames

Dexter, Thomas Francis George. Cornish names : an attempt to explain over 1600 Cornish names. London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1926.
Notes: 90 pages. Later reprinted by Oakmagic Publications, 2001 (Isbn 1901163326)
Comment: Smith: "General-Good"

Padel, O. J. "Cornish Surnames in 1327." Nomina, no. 9 (1985): 81-87.
Abstract: Lawson1: "an analysis of surnames of the 1327 Lay Subsidy Roll concludes that an "overwhelming majority of people with place-name surnames bore names which were those of farms in the parishes were they were living.""

" A Handbook of Cornish Surnames, 73 pages. George Pawley White. 2nd. Camborne: G.P. White, 1981.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Following an introduction to Cornish names, there is a listing of about 800 items. Among the names included are Moyle ("bald"), Rouse ("heath"), and Tremayne ("homestead of stones"). Items show origin, meaning and where found."

Sandercock, Graham 'The Cornish Language' Cornwall FHSJ (June 2002)
Note: derivations and frequencies of many Cornish surnames

England-Cumberland

Jones, Gwilym Peredur. "Continuity and change in surnames in four northern parishes." Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society Transactions , no. 73(1973): 143-47.
Abstract: Lawson2: "4 parishes were examined for population stability by surname of parish registers in 3 periods in the 18th century..the results suggested a considerable inflow/outflow of population"

England-Derbyshire

Giller, Anne. "The surnames of Scarsdale Hundred." University of Sheffield, Division of Adult Continuing Education, 2001.
Note: in 2 vols

Palmer, John. 8000 Derbyshire names From Wirksworth parish, 1608-1837 : surnames, firstnames, placenames, variants, sources, gaps, occupations. Broadstone: J. Palmer, 1998.
Notes: 44 p.

Ullathorne, Graham. "The surnames of the High Peak hundred of Derbyshire : a study of the distribution of surnames of the High Peak hundred of Derbyshire from the fourteenth century to the present day, with special emphasis on the medieval and early modern period." University of Sheffield Institute of Lifelong Learning Phd., 2002.
Notes: in 2 vols

Whykes, J. M. "The development in Derbyshire of surnames derived From place-Names, 1086-1485." University of Nottingham, 1971-1972.
Notes: M.Phil

England-Devon

Bonaparte, L. L. "Old Devonshire names." The Academy 13(April 1878): 371.
Comment: Smith: "Refers to King's letter and suggests an explanation. Short-Poor"

Brown, Mike The gazetteer of Dartmoor names Newton Abbot : Forest Publishing, 1995.
64p. Isbn- 0951527479
Note: Personal names and place names

Camsell, Margaret. "Devon locative names in the fourteenth century." Nomina , no. 10(1986): 137-47.

Carbonell, Barabara. "Personal names in Devon." Word-Lore 3(February 1928): 4-6.
Abstract: Smith: "General on Christian names and surnames in Devon. Interesting-Good"

Ewen, Cecil L'Estrange. Early surnames of Devonshire from the Exchequer Subsidy Roll, 1332. Paignton, Devon: C.L. Ewen, 1947.
Note: 35 pages

Postles, David. The surnames of Devon. Oxford: Leopards' Head, 1995.
Note: English surnames series. Vol 6
Reviewed in Nomina 24 (2001)

Spiegelhalter, Cecil. "Surnames of Devon." Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association 68(1936): 397-410.
Comment: Smith: "Interesting-Good"

________. "Surnames of Devon. II. The Saxon Element." Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association 69(1937): 471-77.
Comment: Smith: "Interesting-Good"

________. "Surnames of Devon. III. Occupative Names : Old Trades and Crafts." Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association 70(1938): 277-96.
Abstract: Smith: "Interesting-Good"

________. "Surnames of Devon. IV. Locative Surnames." Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association 71(1939): 283-87.
Commentt: Smith "Good"

________. "Surnames of Devon : V, Descriptive Names : Nicknames." Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art. Report and Transactions , no. 72(1940): 273-81.

________. "Surnames of Devon : VI, French Placenames and Devon Family Names." Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art. Report and Transactions , no. 79(1947): 197-201.

Stoate,T.L. "Single family surnames in Devon" Devon Historian 6 (1973), 13-16

England-Dorset

Dean, Colin 'Some Dorset surnames' Somerset and Dorset FHS 29 no 1 (Feb 2004)
Note: Guppy's 1890 names peculiar to Dorset

Elwes, G. R. "Dorset Surnames." Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club 19(1898): 184-201.
Notes: Reprinted, Dorchester, 1898, 16p.
Comment: Smith: "Interesting. Good"

England-Essex

Clark, Andrew. 'English surnames in Essex, A.D. 1400'. Essex Review, 13 (1904), 222-5.

Reaney, P.H. "Onomasticon Essexiense: a proposal for the systematic collection of the personal names and surnames of Essex. " Essex Review, 61 (1952), 133-42, 202-15.

Stopes, Charlotte Carmichael. "Patronymics in Essex." The Athenaeum , no. 3850 (August 1901): 191-92.
Comment: Smith: "Chiefly lists of names arranged in classes, as animals, etc. -Poor"

England-Isle of Wight

Brendler, Silvio (comp.) Index of the Vectian taxpayers in the Poll Tax returns for 1379 with two appendices
Baar, Hamburg 2000 Isbn 3-935536-00-3
Note: A5 booklet 64 pages: available from IOW Family History Society
Several recognised 'island' names, such as, Burt, Caus (Caws), Cheverdon (Cheverton), Holbrok (Holbrook), Mew and Urry are featured.

Brendler, Silvio. "On the study of Isle of Wight surnames. " in: Beiträge Zur Geschichte der Englischen und Chinesischen anthroponomastik : Contributions to the history of English and Chinese anthroponomastics, 40-49. (Beiträge Zur Lexikographie Und Namenforschung ; Bd. 1). Hamburg: Baar, 2001. Isbn 3-935536-01-1

Brendler, Silvio. "On the study of Isle of Wight surnames: a retrospective source " Journal of the Isle of Wight Family History Society 63 (2001) pp 20-27
Note: an examination of original printed sources, which discuss Island surnames - from Oglander onwards

Brendler, Silvio. "On the study of Isle of Wight surnames: a retrospective " Journal of the Isle of Wight Family History Society 69 (May 2003)
Note: a comment on the surnames borne by the monks of Quarr Abbey

England-Kent

Clark, Cecily. "Some early Canterbury surnames." English Studies 57(1976): 294-309.
Abstract: Lawson1: "gives background on about 75 surnames. Some are occupational, such as Feiner (hay-dealer) and Wolfmongere (wool-merchant); others are patronymic such as Munin from Simon, Colle from Nicholas. 85+ refs."

Geo. "Surnames in Gravesend ." In: The Kentish Notebook, 77-85. Editor George Owen HowellVol. 1. Gravesend, 1891.
Comment: Smith: "Chiefly a list with comments. Interesting-Fair"

Howell, G. O. The humour of Gravesend surnames. Gravesend: 1889.
Notes: 12 pages
Comment: Smith: "Fair"

Mills, H. L. The family names of the Weald of Kent, particularly Smarden. Ashford: 1901.
Comment: Smith: "particular reference to odd names - Fair"

England-Lancashire

Fishwick, Henry. "The distribution of surnames in Lancashire in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries." Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Chesire 17, new series(1902): 131-38.
Comment: Smith: "Good"

________. "Rochdale surnames." Transactions of the Rochdale Literary and Scientific Society (1891).
Comment: Smith: "Fair"

Holding, David ,What's in a name? : an introduction to Lancashire parish registers and historical surnames Adlington,Lancashire : D H Publications, 1995
The text of a lecture given to the Friends of Smithills Hall,Bolton on 23rd September 1995

Insley, John. "Lancashire surnames, a review of Richard Mackinley's 'The Surnames of Lancashire'." Nomina 6 (1982): 93-98.

Leech, E. Bosdin. "Surnames in Lancashire." Transactions of the Lancashire and Chesire Antiquarian Society 58(1945): 177-204.
Comment: Smith: "Good"

March, Henry Colley. East Lancashire nomenclature and Rochdale names. London: 1880.

Mckinley, Richard. "Research into Lancashire surnames. " Genealogists' Magazine 19, no. 11(September 1979): 393-95.

________. The surnames of Lancashire. London: Leopard's Head, 1981.
Notes: English surnames series. Vol 4
Abstract: Lawson1: "major sections include: development of hereditary names, surnames derived from location..,topography..,occupation..,relationship..,personal names and nicknames. Also included are sections on the Salford Hundred and Rochdale parish"

Redmonds, George. "Lancashire surnames in Yorkshire." Genealogists' Magazine 18, no. 1 (1975).

Walkden Roy 'Notes towards a study of some south Lancashire surnames' Manchester Genealogist 39 no 1 (Feb 2003)
Note:framweork and method to study origin/distribution

England -Leicestershire

Giggs, J. A. "Surname geography: a study of the Giggs family Name 1450-1989." East Midland Geographer, no. 17 (1994): 58-78.

Hoskins, W. G. Leicestershire yeoman families and their pedigrees.Leicester Research Services, 1974.
Notes: Reprinted by Heart of Albion Press
Abstract: A reprint, authorised by this well-known author, of an early paper describing the Scandinavian, Norman and Saxon origins of many common local surnames, including Randolf/Randell, Armston, Lewin, Steyn,
Martin, Pawley, Freer/Frear, Horton, Paget/Pachet, Pochin, Gee/Joy, Forryan/Fearon/Farren and Nutt/Knott.

Howell, C. Land, family and inheritance in transition : Kibworth Harcourt 1280-1700
Note: "includes analyses of local surname sets in this Leicestershire estate in order to establish the stability or transience of the local population"

Postles, David. "At Sorenson's request : the formation and development of patronyms and metronyms in late medieval Leicestershire and Rutland." Nomina, no. 17 (1994): 55-70.

________ 'The pattern of migration in a Midlands county : Leics c.1270-1350', Continuity and Change 7 (1992), 139-62

________ 'Surnames and the composition of local populations : Rutland, 13th to 17th centuries', East Midlands Geographer 16 (1993), 27-38

________. Surnames of Leicestershire and Rutland. Leopard Head's Press, 1999.
Notes: English Surnames Series

England -Lincolnshire

Cameron, K. 'Bynames of location in Lincolnshire subsidy rolls' Nottingham Medieval Studies 32 (1988)156-164

Johnson, Walter. "Lincolnshire ethnology". Lincolnshire Historian , 1:2 (1948), 62-8

Kristensson, Gillis. Studies on the early 14th-Century population of Lindsey (Lincolnshire) . Lund: LiberLäromedel/Gleerup, 1977.

Streatfield, George Sidney. "Personal names in Lincolnshire." In his: Lincolnshire and the Danes, 298-313 [Appendix III]. 386 pages. London: K. Paul, Trench & co, 1884.
Abstract: Smith: "Chiefly lists of surnames and 'ancient names' with their derivations-Good"

England-London

Ekwall, Eilert. "Some cases of initial variation in medieval London surnames." Moderna Sprak , no. 51(1957): 21-27.
Abstract: Lawson1: "explanation of how names with an initial H such as Horsham were modified in spoken English. Thus, Horsham--ofHorsham--Forsham. Other names were similarly changed as Heston to Feston. Loss of initial N was observed in some names as, Neceton to Eketon. Initial T has also been lost as Trippelawe to Riplawe. 6 refs."

________. "Some early London bynames and surnames." English Studies , no. 46(1965): 113-18.
Abstract: Lawson1: "gives derivations of 20 names such as Singemasse ("singer of masses"), Musege ("mouse-eyed person"), and Wombestrong ("one with a strong worm" i.e. a good appetite). 13 refs."

________. Variation in surnames in medieval London. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerup, 1945.

Light, John. "Foundling names: a survey of surnames given to foundlings in a selection of London parishes in the years 1740-50." Genealogists' Magazine, 21 (1983), 112-17.

Waterman, Stanley and Kosmin, Barry A. 'Mapping an unenumerated ethnic population: Jews in London' Ethnic and Racial Studies' 9:4 (Oct 1986), 484-501.

England-Norfolk

Clark, Cecily. "The early personal names of King's Lynn : an essay in socio-cultural history. Part II -By-names." Nomina 7(1983): 65-89.
Notes: reprinted in 'Words, Names and History'
Abstract: An analysis of by-names in King's Lynn sources- predominantly the bede-roll of the Hospital of St Mary Magdelene at Gaywood c. 1300

McKinley, Richard." Norfolk and Suffolk surnames in the Middle Ages, English Surnames Series, Vol 2. London: Phillimore, 1975.

Notes: Reviewed in 'Nomina' 1
Abstract: Lawson1: " comprehensive desription and analysis of surnames in Esat Anglia. Topics include surnames derived from occupation, location, personal names, and the influence of social class on surnames"

______ Norfolk surnames in the sixteenth century. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1969.
Abstract: Lawson1: " analyses of subsidy rolls, military surveys, and other records yielded a list of 18,500 surnames.
These may be classified as:
1) locative, 17%
2) topographical 11%
3) patronomic or metronymic, 26%
4) other relationships, 0.5%
5) occupational, 19%
6) based on physical characteristics, 3%; and
7) others, 23.5%. Approx 300 specific names are mentioned"

England-Northumberland

Fraser, C. Tynedale surnames Tyne and Tweed (49) 1994-5 pp39-53

England-Oxfordshire

McKinley, Richard. The surnames of Oxfordshire. English Surnames Series, Vol 3. Oxford: Leopard's Head, 1977.
Notes: Reviewed in 'Nomina' 3 (1979)
Abstract: Lawson1: " comprehensive description and analysis of surnames in this region derived from location, occupatio, first names and nicknames. There are also chapters on names of married women and bondsmen.

Postles, David ' 'Nomina Villanorum et Burgensium': Oxfordshire Bynames before c. 1250' Oxoniensia LIV (1989)

England-Rutland

Postles, David. "Surnames and the composition of local Populations: Rutland, 13th to 17th Centuries." East Midland Geographer 16, no. 2 (1993): 27-38.
Abstract: Surnames, which can be studied in a quantitative way, may stand as an indicator of social endogamy and exogamy. This particular methodology is applied here to reflect changes in one particular county, Rutland

________. Surnames of Leicestershire and Rutland. Leopard Head's Press, 1999.
Note: English Surnames Series<

England-Shropshire

Turner, E. A. "The Welsh element in Shropshire surnames. " Transactions of the Caradoc & Severn Valley Field Club [Shropshire] 1947-1950, no. 13(1956): 89-96.

England-Somerset

Dean, Colin 'Some Somerset surnames' Somerset and Dorset FHS 29 no 2 (May 2004)
Note: Guppy's 1890 names peculiar to Somerset

Bartelot, R. Grosvenor. "Some Somerset surnames. " Somerset Archaelogical and Natural History Society, Proceedings of the Bath & District Branch , no. Part 6, series viii(1944): 291-98.
Comment: Smith: "Fair"

Baker, Jane. 'Irish in Bristol : 1861 and 1871'. Irish Family History, 6 (1990), 53-60. Notes: Names taken from the mid-Victorian census returns

England-Staffordshire

Chandler, P. "Black Country surnames." Blackcountryman 22, no. 4 (1989): 43-47.
Abstract: Lawson3

________. "Some Black Country surnames : II a Survey of Today's Names." Blackcountryman 23, no. 1 (1990): 51-56.
Abstract: Lawson3

________. "Some Black Country surnames : III -- Our Window on the Past." Blackcountryman 23, no. 2 (1990): 41-45.
Abstract: Lawson3

Hey, David. "The distinctive names of Staffordshire." Staffordshire Studies 10(1998).
Notes: Originally delivered as the Earl Lecture at the University of Keele, Nov 1997

Paffard, Michael. "North Staffordshire names." Staffordshire Studies 2(1989).

Tooth, Ernest Edgar. Distinctive surnames of North Staffordshire Vol 2- Surnames Derived From Occupations. Leek: Churnet Valley Books, 2002.

Tooth, Ernest Edgar. Distinctive surnames of North Staffordshire Vol 3. Leek: Churnet Valley Books, 2004.
Isbn:1904546110

________. "Local dialect and its relevance to the study of place-names and
surnames in Staffordshire." Staffordshire Studies 9(1997).

________. Surnames of North Staffordshire - Volume 1. Leek: Churnet Valley Books, 2000.
Notes: 192pp

________. "The survival of Scandinavian personal names in Staffordshire names." Staffordshire Studies 12(2000).

Webster, Warwick. "Migration trends in Staffordshire from the late thirteenth century to the early fourteenth century (1250-1350), As Evidenced by Place-Name Surnames." University Of Birmingham, 1984.

England-Suffolk

" Norfolk and Suffolk surnames in the Middle Ages, Richard Mckinley. English Surnames Series, Vol 2. London: Phillimore, 1975.
Notes: Reviewed in 'Nomina' 1
Abstract: Lawson1: " comprehensive desription and analysis of surnames in East Anglia. Topics include surnames derived from occupation, location, personal names, and the influence of social class on surnames"

England-Sussex

Abercrombie, Nigel. Sussex Catholic surnames 1558-1829. Sussex Genealogical Centre Occasional Papers : No.5. Brighton: Sussex Genealogical Centre, 1980.

Leeson, Frank. "The development of surnames -1 : Occupational surnames in West Sussex." Genealogists' Magazine 16, no. 8(December 1970): 404-25.

________. "The development of surnames -2 : Locative surnames in West Sussex." Genealogists' Magazine 16, no. 10(June 1971): 536-46.

Mckinley, Richard. The surnames of Sussex. English Surnames Series, Vol 5. Oxford: Leopard's Head, 1988.
Notes: reviewed in Nomina 14 (1990-91)

Parish, William Douglas. A Dictionary of the Sussex dialect and collection of provincialisms in use in the County of Sussex. Boxhill: Gardners, 1967.
Notes: Originally published Lewes: Farncombe, 1875
Abstract: Lawson1: "pp 157-160 give a listing of surnames derived from Anglo-Saxon words"

England-Warwickshire

Burman, John. "Family names of the Forest of Arden." In his: Warwickshire People and Places, 87-112. Birmingham: Cornish, 1936.
Abstract: Smith: "A list of Warwickshire surnames with meanings; some derivations not accurate -Fair"

Hjerstedt, Ingrid Middle English nicknames in the lay subsidy rolls for Warwickshire Uppsala, 1987

England-Westmorland

Jones, Gwilym Peredur. "Continuity and change in surnames in four northern parishes." Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society Transactions , no. 73(1973): 143-47.
Abstract: Lawson2: "4 parishes were examined for population stability by surname of parish registers in 3 periods in the 18th century..the results suggested a considerable inflow/ outflow of population"

Lowis, David Surnames of North Westmorland Appleby-in-Westmorland, 2000
92 page donation held in SoG Library

Ullathorne, Graham. The history of a Westmorland name [Ullathorne]. Sheffield: University of Sheffield, 1992.
Note: Unpublished M.A. thesis

England-Worcestershire

Eld, F. J. 'Surnames and christian names in Worcestershire : English Lay Subsidy Roll for the County of Worcester, 1 Edward 1'. Worcestershire Historical Society, edited for, 1895.
Notes: pages xii-xiii et passim
Abstract: Smith: "Early Worcestershire names, giving many examples"

Greatrex, Joan. 'The local origins of the monks of Worcester cathedral priory'. Transactions of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society, 3rd ser., 16 (1998),143-53.

England-Yorkshire

Dyson, Taylor. Place names and surnames : their origin and meaning : with special reference to the West Riding of Yorkshire. Huddersfield: Alfred Jubb and Son, 1944.
Note: 216 pages
Commentt: Smith: "Fair"

" The origins of one hundred Sheffield surnames, Editor David Hey. Sheffield: The Division of Adult Continuing Education,The University of Sheffield, 1992.
Notes: A publication of the Names Project Team at the Centre for English Cultural Tradition and Language and the Division of Adult Continuing Education The University of Sheffield

Hey, David Yorkshire Surnames and the Hearth Tax Returns of 1672-73 by David Hey and George Redmonds. Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, 2002 (Borthwick Papers, 2002, no. 102)

Johnston, R. J. "Resistance to Migration and the Mover/Stayer Dichotomy : Aspects of Kinship and Population Stability in an English Rural Area." Geografiska Annaler 53(1971): 16-27.
Abstract: Lawson2: "studies Nidderdale, and concludes that people with more common surnames there are less likely to move. 22 common surname groups in 21 districts were studied in the 1951-1961 period"

Lawson-Tancred, Thomas. "Old Parish Surnames at Aldborough." The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 31, no. 121(1932): 65-73.
Abstract: Smith: "Chiefly a list, but interesting. Fair."

Longley, P., Webber, R. and Lloyd,D. 'The quantitative analysis of family names : historic migration and the present day neighbourhood structure of Middlesbrough, United Kingdom"
Spatial Literacy Paper :1 - available Online

Mckinley, Richard. "The Distribution of Surnames Derived From the Names of Some Yorkshire Towns." IN: Tribute to an Antiquary : Essays Presented to Marc Fitch by Some of His Friends, Frederick and Stephens Roy Emmison. London: Leopard Head's Press.

Redmonds, George. "The Development of West Riding Surnames From the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Centuries." University of Leicester, 1969.
Notes: Phd

________. "Lancashire Surnames in Yorkshire." Genealogists' Magazine 18, no. 1 (1975).

________. "Lancashire Surnames in Yorkshire [the Distribution and Development of Aspinall and Ridehalgh in the West Riding]." Genealogists' Magazine 18, no. 1(March 1975): 13-18.

________. "Noms D'Origine Francaise Dans Le Yorkshire." Vie Et Langage, no. 235 (1971).

________. "The Origins of Yorkshire "Royd" Surnames." Old West Riding 1, no. 1 (1981).

________. "Personal Names and Surnames in Some West Yorkshire 'Royds'." Nomina , no. 9(1985): 73-80.
Abstract: Lawson1: " discussion and comment on the suffix -royd which arose in the 13th century (a royd refers to land that was cleared from the forest). However, the name element declined after 1350 when land-cearing also declined."

________. "Problems in the Identification of Some Yorkshire Filial Names." Genealogists' Magazine 17, no. 4(December 1972): 205-12.

________. "Surname Heredity in Yorkshire." Local Historian 10, no. 4(November 1972): 171-77.

________. "Surnames and Settlement." Old West Riding , no. 4(1985): 7-10.

________. Surnames Around Huddersfield : Their Origins, History & Distribution. Huddersfield: Huddersfield Examiner, 1975.

________. Yorkshire Surnames -1- Bradford and District. Lepton, Huddersfield: G.R. Books, 1990.

________. Yorkshire Surnames -2- Huddersfield and District. Lepton, Huddersfield: G.R.Books, 1992.

________. Yorkshire Surnames -3- Halifax and District.2002.

________. Yorkshire West Riding . (London): Phillimore, 1973.
Notes: English surnames series. Vol.1
Abstract: Lawson1: " a study of 4 categories of surname developed from nicknames, relationship, occupation and office, and geographical from the areas of Bradford, Leeds, York and Sheffield. Materials from 1300 to 1969 are used to classify and identify patterns of English surnames. Approx 3400 surnames in index"

Senior, A. "Local Place-Names and Surnames." Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society (February 1951): 15-35.

Turner, Maurice. "Distribution and Persistence of Surnames in a Yorkshire Dale 1500-1700." Local Population Studies 54 (1995): 28-39.

________, editor. Kith and Kin: Nidderdale Families 1500-1750. Ripon: Summerbridge Tutorial Group, 1995.
Notes: from: John Hedben,Aldergarth,Galphay,Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 3NJ £7.50 (+85pp p&p)

Webber,Richard Neighbourhood segregation and social mobility among the descendants of Middlesbrough's 19th century Celtic immigrants
University College London, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analaysis, 2004
(CASA Working Paper, 88)

- Isle of Man

Coakley, Frances 'Family names found on the Isle of Man'
Online at:http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/famhist/fnames/

Dolley, Michael. "Toponymic Surnames and the Pattern of Pre-1830 English Immigration into the Isle of Man (With an Afterword by Peter McClure)." Nomina 7 (1983): 47-66.
Abstract: Lawson1: "draws from the work of Joseph Kneen's The personal names of the Isle of man to evaluate about 400 surnames according to area of England and time period. 2 appendices. 12 refs."

Farrant, E. J. P. "Identifying Manx Surnames." Genealogists' Magazine 19, no. 9(March 1979): 322-24.

Kneen, John Joseph. The Personal Names of the Isle of Man. London: Oxford University Press, 1937.
Notes: 295 p.
Abstract: Smith: "On surnames, Christian names and nicknames, with derivations and comments. Comprehensive. Good"

Moore, Arthur William. The Surnames and Place-Names of the Isle of Man. London: E. Stock, 1890.
Notes: 2nd edition entitled 'Manx names or, The surnames and place-names of the Isle of Man' published by Elliot Stock, 1903

Quilliam, Leslie. Surnames of the Manx. Peel, Isle of Man: Cashtal Books, 1989.

Rogers, K. H. More Vikings & Surnames. K.H. Rogers, 1995.

________. Vikings & Surnames. York: William Sessions, 1991.

Thomson, R. L. "Manx Surnames." Nomina , no. 9(1985): 89-92.

- Northern Ireland

Adams, G.B. "Surname landscapes in Fermanagh." Bulletin of the Ulster Place-Name Society Second Series, no. 3(1980): 56-68.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Extensive listing of surnames in 3 sections of this county and also the town of Enniskillen. Tables show name frequencies and distribution."

Bell, Robert. Book of Ulster surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988.
Note: Reviewed in Nomina14 (1990-91)

Boal, F. W. 'Territoriality on the Shankill-Falls divide' Irish Geography 6 (1969), 30-50
Of interest for fig 3, a map of territoriality derived from a telephone directory/electoral roll analysis of assumed Roman Catholic surnames and forenames

Domhnaigh, Mac Giolla. Some Ulster surnames. Baile atha Cliath : Clodhanna Teoranta, 1974.

McClure, Edmund. The surnames of the inhabitants of the County Antrim, and their indications. Belfast: 1874.

Mitchell, Brian. The surnames of Derry. Derry: Genealogical Centre, 1992.

Neafsey, Edward. The all new 'Surnames of Ireland'. Irish Genealogical Foundation, 2002.
Notes: 216 pp
Abstract: 200 Irish surnames; includes distribution maps from 1992 telephone directories covering Northern Ireland and Eire

Turner, Brian. 'Family names : notes and queries on Derry's top ten'. Templemore, 3 (1990), 46-48.

Turner, Brian S. Surname landscape in the County of Fermanagh. Turner Circle, 2002.
Notes: Folded map. Isbn-0954364600
Abstract: "The first in an authoritative new series of full colour maps and accompanying information which reveal the contemporary surname 'landscapes' of Ulster's counties.... also included a breakdown of the top 100 names in the county"

- Scotland

Concerning some Scotch surnames. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1860.

'Locations of Common Surnames in Scotland.' Pennsylvania genealogist and historian (1993) 21( 41)

Miscellanea Scotica : a collection of tracts relating to the history, antiquities, topography, and literature of Scotland. Glasgow: 1818-1820.
Notes: Vol 4 includes: Buchanan's inquiry into the genealogy and present state of ancient Scottish surnames; with the history of the family of Buchanan

The Old Scots surnames : secrets and origins of your name. Newtowngrange: Lang Syne Publishers, 1982.
Notes: Facsimile reprint of Concerning some Scotch surnames, published by
Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh, 1860

Personal names in Scotland. Edinburgh: General Register Office, 1991.
Abstract: Contains tables of common names : some tables now available on their webpage

Scots kith and kin : a comprehensive A-Z guide to the surnames of Scotland, the clans and their tartans. London: Collins, 1989.
Notes: rev ed

Anderson, William. The Scottish nation : or, the surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. Edinburgh: Fullarton, 1863.
Notes: Reprinted by Heritage book, 1995 (isbn 0788403109

Baillie, Susan R. "A surname analysis of two fishing communities in north-east Scotland." Annals of Human Biology , no. 72(1981): 392.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Surnames used to measure inbreeding indicate that fishermen had more inbreeding than non-fishermen"

Beattie, Alan M. Shetland surnames. Lerwick: Shetland Family History Society, 2002
Note: 52 p. + genealogical tables

Black, George F. The surnames of Scotland: their origin, meaning, and history. Edinburgh: Birlinn, 1993.

Blake, John L. "Distribution of surnames in the Isle of Lewis." Scottish Studies , no. 10(1966): 154-60.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Population stability as reflected in surnames -top 23 surnames in 1961 electoral register versus 1890-91"

Clouston, J. Storer. "The people and surnames of Orkney." Proceedings of the Orkney Antiquarian Society , no. 2(1924): 31-36.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Listing of the influences on Orkney surnames from the Norse period"

Cowley, Colin. Arran surnames : arannachs and migrants in old Arran. Lamlash: C. Cowley, 2002
Note: 131 leaves, 1 map

Cramond, W. "To-Names in Banffshire and Aberdeenshire a century ago." Northern Notes and Queries 1, no. 4: 62.

Currie, Jo. Mull family names for ancestor hunters. Tobermory: Brown & Whittaker, 1998.
Abstract: "Jo Currie has used her extensive experience of researching family names in Mull to compile this list of names with Mull connections.Not just a list of names, however, as the book goes into some detail of where the names originate and examples of families. She has taken the period from 1750-1850 to select the names as it was during this period that mass emigration occurred. Many of these names and families have ended up in North America, Australia and all over the world." -SOG Bookshop

Donaldson, Gordon. "Surnames and ancestry in Scotland." Highlander 22, no. 1(1984): 29-32.
Abstract: Lawson2

Dorian, Nancy. "East Sutherland by-naming." Scottish Studies , no. 14(1970): 59-65.
Abstract: The practice of using by-names is passing over into English as Gaelic dies in East Sutherland.

________. "A substitute name-system in the Scottish Highlands." American Anthropologist 72, 303-319. no. 72(1970): 303-19.
Abstract: The practice of using by-names is passing over into English as Gaelic dies in East Sutherland.

Dorward, David. "Scottish Mac names ' in W.F.H. Nicolaisen (ed.) , Proceedings of the XIXth Inyernational Congress of Onomastic Sciences, Aberdeen, August 4-11, 1996, 3 vols, Aberdeen: Department of English, University of Aberdeen, Vol III, pp113-116

Dorward, David. "Scottish personal names' in E. Eichler et al (eds), Name Studies: An International Handbook of Onomastics 3 vols, Berlin: De Gruyter, Vol II, pp1284-9

Dorward, David. Scottish surnames. Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1978.
Notes: New edition printed by Glasgow: HarperCollins in 1995 (isbn 0004704630)
Reviewed in Nomina 20 (1997) : earlier edition reviewed in vol 4 (1980)
Abstract: Lawson1: Background and history of about 200 Scottish surnames plus variations. Listing of the most common surnames in Scotland"

________. "Scottish surnames in the context of Scottish culture, historical and contemporary." Onoma, no. 34 (1998): 77-90.

________. "Some interesting Mac names." Scotland's Magazine , no. 66(February 1970): 42-43.
Abstract: Lawson2

Douglas, Robert. The land of Moray and its surnames. Elgin: Elgin Courant and Courier Office, 1941.

" Dunsire families of Fife 1660-1875 : a surname history, Andrew Dunsire. Copmanthwaite, York: A Dunsire, 1997.

Fox, J.R. "Structure of personal names on Tory Island." Man , 63(Oct 1963): 153-55.

Griest, Terry L. Scottish tartans and family names. Annapolis, Maryland: Harp & Lion Press, 1986.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Introductory information on Scottish surnames"

H., A. E. H. C. "Peculiar use of surnames." Northern Notes and Queries (The Scottish Antiquary) 4, no. 13(1890): 29.

Hough, Carole 'Scottish surnames' in The Edinburgh companion to Scots, edited by John Corbett
Edinburgh University Press, 2003 -isbn 0748615962

Hughes, Charles P. "Scottish surnames." Scotland's Magazine , no. 59(1963): 44-45.
Abstract: Lawson2

Innes, Cosmo. Concerning some Scottish surnames. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1860.
Notes: 69pp

Jamieson, G. C. 'Surnames in the north-east'. Transactions of the Banffshire Field Club & Scientific Society (1937), 43-129.

Johnston, James B. The Scottish Macs : their derivation and origin. Paisley: A. Gardner, 1922.

Kyd, J. G. "Nomenclature in Scotland." In: Annual Report of the Registrar-General for Scotland, 1937, Appendix VII. Edinburgh, 1938.
Notes: Smith: "Chiefly lists most common surnames and christian names"

Lamb, Gregor. Orkney family names. Bellavista, 2004.

Lamb, Gregor. Orkney surnames. Edinburgh: Harris, 1981.

Macbain, Alexander. Etymology of the principal Gaelic national names, personal names, surnames to which is added a disquisition on Ptolemy's geography of Scotland, by the late Alexander Macbain. Stirling: E Mackay, 1911.

________. Personal names and surnames of the town of Inverness. Inverness: Northern Counties Printing and Publishing Co., 1895.

Macdonald, Donald F. "Good morning Mr Mackerel!" Scots Magazine (September 1965): 538-42.
Abstract: Lawson2 "Rails against English influence where Scottish names not capitalized"

Mackay, George. Scottish surnames. Edinburgh: Lomond, 1998.

MacMillan, Somerled. "Some Gaelic surnames and their English adaptations." Scottish Genealogist , no. 17(1970): 109-15.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Gives origin of 35 plus Scottish surnames"

Martine, Roderick. Scottish clans and family names: their arms, origins and tartans. Mainstream Pub.Co, 1992.

" Highland surnames, 5p. William Matheson. Inverness : Glasgow: An Comunn Gaidhealach, 1973.
Notes: Highland information pamphlets

McNicoll, Diane D. The surnames of East Lothian : Based on the Old Parish Registers of Births & Baptisms for Haddingtonshire. Scottish Families, 2000.

Nicolaisen, W. F. H. "Pictish place-names as Scottish surnames : origins, dissemination and current status." Nomina , no. 15(1991): 7-20.

________. "Tension and extension : thoughts on Scottish surnames and medieval popular culture." Journal of Popular Culture 14, no. 1 (1980): 119-30.
Notes: also published in: Popular culture in the Middle Ages edited by Josie P Campbell, Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1986
Abstract: Lawson1: "One category of surnames, those derived from placenames (Colston, Fenwick) tells about population movement; a second, tells about the occupations held by the originbal bearers (Barker, took bark off tress for tanning, Horner made spoons out of horns); a third category tells about kinship (Thomson, Macdonald). Naming practices also show socioeconomic data. 19 refs."

Paterson, James. Scottish surnames : Contribution to Genealogy. Edinburgh: James Stillie, 1866.

Robson, Michael. Surnames and clansmen : Border family history in earlier days. Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis: M. Robson, 1998.

Scott, James. "Notes on Kintyre surnames and families." Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness 45(1969): 284-318.

Sims, Clifford. The origin and signification of Scottish surnames, with a vocabulary of Christian names. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co, 1968.

Stark, James. "Nomenclature in Scotland." Sixth Detailed Annual Report of the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland, liv-lx. Edinburgh: 1864.
Abstract: Smith: "On the most common surnames and christian names in Scotland"

________. "Nomenclature in Scotland." In: Twelth Detailed Annual Report of the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland, xliii-li. 1869.
Abstract: Smith: "The 150 most common surnames in Scotland in 1863. Interesting-Fair"

Stewart, A. I. B. "The evolution of Gaelics in surnames in Kintyre." Scottish Genealogist , no. 33(1986): 188-91.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Evaluation of lists of Kintyre tenants from 1505-1653"

Taylor, A. B. "Personal names in Orkney." In: The New Orkney Book, 58-62. Editors John Shearer, William Groundwater, and John Mackay183 pages. London: Nelson, 1966.
Abstract: Lawson2:

Tocher, J. F. and J. Gray "The frequency and pigmentation value of surnames of school children in East Aberdeenshire." Man , 1(1901): 153-154.

Torrance, D. R. Scottish personal names and place names : a selected bibliography. Scottish Genealogy, 1992.

Travers, James. "Analysing personal Names." Management Services in Government , no. 35(1980): 149-54.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Results of 4 surveys in Scotland between 1858 and 1976 from the GRO Scotland of the 10 most common surnames and first names for men and women -1 table shoes the distribution of surnames by initial letter"

Whyte, Donald. Scottish surnames and families. Edinburgh: Birlinn, 1995.

________. "What's in your name?" Scots Magazine , no. 115(1981): 161-66.
Notes: Lawson2: "Concise general introduction to Scottish surnames"

- Wales

Ap Rheinallt, Maredudd. 'Cyfenwau gogledd orllewin Cymru yn 1841' [The Surnames of North West Wales in 1841] Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical Society , 64 (2003), 50-65.
The author "The article includes distribution maps based on frequency of surnames in the old county of Gwynedd (which included Anglesey and other areas now in neighbouring counties) in the 1841 census.There is also a statistical analysis showing correlation between the general surname patterns of specific areas..."
Online maps

Ashley, David J. B. and H. Duncan Davies. "The use of the surname as a genetic marker in Wales." Journal of Medical Genetics , no. 3(1966): 203-11.
Abstract: Lawson2 "Includes list of 66 Welsh surnames including identification of the 35 most common"

Bardsley, Charles Wareing. A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames with special American Instances. London: Henry Frowde, 1901.

Benjamin, E. A. "A statistical comparison of the principal surnames in use in Penarth in 1881 with those in use in Aberystwyth 1871." Ceredigion (1982): 257-59.

Benjamin, E A. "The Welsh patronymic custom." Local Historian 17, no. 7(1987).

Davies, Phillips G. "Names in the west enclave in Jackson, Ohio (1880-1908)." Journal of the North Central Name Society (Fall 1987): 28-35.
Abstract: Lawson2

Fisher, R. A. and Janet Vaughan. "Surnames and blood groups." Nature , no. 144(1939): 1047-48.
Notes: reprinted in 'Collected Papers of R.A. Fisher (Adelaide: University of Adelaide,1971-1974)
Abstract: Lawson2: "Used Welsh surnames Davis, Edwards, Harris, Jones, Lewis, Morgan, Phillips and Roberts to identify a Welsh sample for the study of blood types in Britain."

Fowkes, Robert A. "Welsh naming practices, with a comparative look at Cornish." Names , no. 29(1981): 265-72.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Discussion of naming practices in Wales and Cornwall with some examples of patronymics (Jines, Williams), descriptive names (Lloyd, "grey...), occupational names (Hughes the Carpenter), Jones the Draper), location names (Mostyn the Grove, Evans the School), nicknames (Will Mouth, Ned One-Eye) and others. Numerous examples. 18 refs."

________. "Welsh surnames of occupational origin." Names , no. 41(1994): 288-97.

Higgins, H. 'Welsh surnames'. Proceedings of the Llandudno, Colwyn Bay & District Field Club, 19 (1939 for 1935-8), 48-59.

Hughes, B. J. H. Hearth Tax 1670 : more names in the history of Pembrokeshire. 1999.
Notes: 108 p.

________. Land Tax, Castlemartin Hundred 1791/2. B.H.J. Hughes, 1992.
Notes: 69 p.

Hughes, Mark. "The distribution of Welsh surnames." Genealogists' Magazine 19(1977): 61-62.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Comment on Leeson."

Leeson, Frank. "The distribution of Welsh surnames." Genealogists' Magazine 19, no. 1(March 1977): 16-17.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Shows the distribution of 26 common surnames in 13 counties in Wales. Among the names are : Davies, Edwards, Evans, and Griffiths. 2 refs."

Lloyd, Annie. Welsh surnames and given names and their meaning. A. Lloyd, 1996.

Morgan, Gerald. "Welsh names in Welsh wills." Local Historian 25, no. 3 (August 1995): 178-85.

Morgan, Prys. Background to Wales : a course of studies in modern welsh life. Llandybie: Christopher Davies, 1968.
Notes: 91p.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Chapter 2 (pp16-22) is devoted to Welsh surnames."

________. "Locative surnames in Wales: a preliminary list." Nomina, no. 14 (1990): 17-23.
Notes: It has long been assumed that all Welsh surnames are based on patronymics, and it is true that the great majority are. But that gives a misleading impression, for several hundreds of place-names in Wales have, over the centuries, given rise to surnames, as will be made clear by the list printed here.

________. "Placename as surname in Wales." National Library of Wales Journal 29 (1995): 63-75.

________." The place-name as surname in Wales" in Names, time and place : essays in memory of Richard McKinley , edited by Della Hooke and David Postles. Leopard's Head Press, 2003, pp 101-116

________. "The rise of Welsh hereditary surnames." Nomina , no. 10(1986): 121-35.

Morgan, Thomas John and Prys Morgan. Welsh surnames. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1985.

Morris, E.R. 'Notes on some "Montgomeryshire" surnames' Cronicl. 4, 1982

Morris, E.R. 'Welsh surnames in the border counties of Wales' Y Cymmrodor' xliii, 1932

Paddock, E.A. 'The evolution of surnames'. Transactions of the Caradoc & Severn Valley Field Club, 10:4 (1939), 236-43.

Padel, O. J. "Locational surnames in fourteenth-century Denbighshire " In: Names, Places and People: an Onomastic Miscellany edited by Alexander R. Rumble & A.D. Mills, Stamford: Paul Watkins, 1997.
Notes: 1871615860

________." Names in -kin in medieval Wales" in Names, time and place : essays in memory of Richard McKinley , edited by Della Hooke and David Postles. Leopard's Head Press, 2003, pp 117-128

Palmer, Eileen. "What's in a Welsh name : how families in the Principality got their surnames ." Country Quest (September 1998): 22.

Petley-Jones, D. "The change From patronymics to surnames in rural Montgomeryshire." Genealogists Magazine 26, no. 12(2000): 473-74.

Powell, Alan A. "Monmouthshire surnames, 1754-1812." Gwent Family History Society Journal, no. 26 (1990): 6.

Powell, Anthony. "The distribution of Welsh surnames." Genealogists' Magazine 19(1977): 61.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Comment on Leeson"

Raglan, Lord. "Welsh surnames." Man , no. 61(1961): 42.
Abstract: Lawson1: "A reply to Watkin (1960), comments that names such as Jones, Richards, Roberts are borne by more people of English rather then Welsh descent. 1 ref."

Rowlands, John and Sheila Surnames of Wales for family historians and others. Birmingham: Federation of Family History Societies, 1996.

______ 'The distribution of surnames in Wales' Nomina 29 (2006), 97-113
Note: The authors have built an Access database of all the names recorded by marriages in Wales, 1813-1837. The output is plotted to the Hundred boundaries. They find that the mix of surnames is so identifiable to a region (even with common names) that they have a high degree of success in predicting the hundred of origin

______ 'The transition from patronymic names to settled surnames in Wales' Nomina 28 (2005) 55-68

Thomas, David. "Early Welsh settlement in the Usa : the surname evidence." Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion , no. 29(1987): 53-63.

________. "The Welsh connection." Geographical Magazine [London] , no. 50(1978): 489.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Explanation of why Welsh surnames are so distinctive"

________. "Welsh emigration to the United States : a note on surname evidence." Cambria , no. 6(1979): 1-9.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Expansion of 1978 article"

Thomas, Peter Wynn. "The distribution of Welsh surnames - I ." Cardiff Working Papers in Welsh Linguistics , no. 4 (1985): 135-47.

________. "The geographical distribution of Welsh surnames - II." Cardiff Working Papers in Welsh Linguistics , no. 5 (1987): 129-49.

________. "A quantative analysis of the geographical distribution of ap surnames in Wales." Onoma , no. 29(1987): 26-38.
Abstract: Lawson2: "evaluation of Welsh surnames...using cluster analysis and maps to demonstrate regional differences."

Watkin, I. Morgan. "A Viking settlement in Little England beyond Wales : ABO blood group evidence." Man , no. 60(1960): 148-53.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Along with other data on the area, lists 40 surnames which are held to be characterically Welsh. These names include: Bevan, Bowen, Richards and Williams. 27 refs."

________. "Welsh surnames." Man , no. 61(1961): 88-89.
Abstract: Lawson1: "This is a reply attacking Lord Raglan's comments above (1961) that the names Richards, Roberts, Walters and Williams are borne by more people of English rather than Welsh origin. 9 refs."

Williams, D. Elwyn. "A short inquiry into the surnames in Glamorgan from the thirteenth to the eighteenth centuries." Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion , no. 2(1961): 45-87.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Scholarly examination into many aspects of Welsh surnames."

________. "A survey of surnames in the county of Glamorgan from the thirteenth century to the eighteenth century." University of London, 1954.

- Eire

Adams, G. B. "Prolegomena to the study of surnames in Ireland." Nomina 3 (1979): 81-94.
Abstract: Lawson1: "A systematic presentation on Irish names. Topics include: the peoples of Ireland (Old Irish, Anglo-Norman,English,Scots,Hugenots,Palatines,Jews and others), the languages of origin of surnames, typology of surnames, anglicization of Irish names, gaelicization of imported names, and an annotated lisiting of refs. 27 refs."

Arkell, Tom. Popular Irish surnames. London: Trentham Books, 1988.
Notes: Irish Cultural Studies: 14

Beddoe, John 'On complexional differences between the Irish with indigenous and exotic surnames respectively' The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 27. (1898), pp. 164-170.

Bittles, A. H. and M. T. Smith. "Abo and Rh(d) Blood-Group Frequencies in the Ards Peninsula, Northeastern Ireland : Evidence for the Continuing Existence of a Major Politicoreligious Boundary." Annals of Human Biology 18, no. 3(1991): 253-58.
Abstract: Data are presented on the ABO and Rh(D) frequencies of 1685 individuals living in the Ards Peninsula, northeastern Ireland. Previous investigations based on surname analysis and linguistic studies showed a basic north-south population divide that could be traced back at least to the early seventeenth century. The current survey indicates the continuation of this divide, which is coincident with known patterns of religious persuasion.

Black, J. Anderson. Your Irish ancestors. New York; London: Paddington Press Ltd, 1974.
Notes: 253 pages
Abstract: Lawson1: "Has about 100 entries of well-known and most common Irish surnames (O'Brady, O'Flynn et al.). Maps show location where family is found. Photographs, pictures of Ireland. 50 refs."

Breffny, Brian De. Irish Family names. Gill & Macmillan, 1982.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Background on 200 of the most common surnames">

Coghlan, Ronan, Ida Grehan, and P. W. Joyce. Book of Irish names : First, Family & Place Names. Belfast: Appletree, 1990.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Sterling, 1989 Material compiled from the following titles published by Appletree Press, 1985: Pocket guide to Irish first names by Ronan Coghlan; Pocket guide to Irish family names by Ida Grehan; Pocket guide to Irish place names by P.W. Joyce Contents: Pocket guide to Irish first names / by Ronan Coghlan.1985. - Pocket guide to Irish family names / by Ida Grehan. 1985. - Pocket guide to Irish place names / by P. W. Joyce. 1984

Connors, Sean. Mapping Ireland : From Kingdoms to Counties. Dublin: Mercier Press, 2001.
Notes: 93 p.
Abstract: Thirty-two county maps, based on the 300-year-old maps drawn up by William Petty...The baronies of each county are then listed, followed by the names most commonly found in that particular county

Cotter, Paul. 'The Anglo-Norman surnames of Ireland'. Irish Roots, 2-4 (1997), 28-29.
Notes: Medieval and late medieval

De Bhulbh, Seán. Sloinnte Na H-Éireann : Irish Surnames. Faing, Co. Luimnigh: Comhar-Chumann Íde Naofa, 1997.

De Buld, Padraig. Irish Names and Surnames. Dublin: M.H.Gill and Son, 1906.
Notes:
Abstract: Irish English grammar,dictionary and study of names and place names

Downie, Patrick Fergus. Some Anglicised Surnames in Ireland. Dublin: Gael Co-operative Society Ltd, 1923.

Foroige National Youth Development Organisation . Newport Branch. Know Your Roots : Newport Local Surnames . [Newport, Mayo]: [Newport Foroige], [1982].
Notes: 8 pages

Grehan, Ida. Dictionary of Irish Family Names. Roberts Rinehart, 1997.

________. Irish Family Names : Highlights of 50 Family Histories. London: Johnston and Bacon, 1973.
Notes: 160 pages
Abstract: Lawson1: "Background on some Irish names"

________. Little Book of Irish Family Names. Appletree Press, 1997.

________. Pocket Book to Irish Family Names. Belfast: Appletree, 1985.

Grenham, John. Irish Family Names. London: Harper Collins, 1997.

Hill, Emmeline W., Mark A. Jobling, and Daniel G. Bradley. "Y-Chromosome Variation and Irish Origins." Nature 404, no. 6776(2000): 351-52.
Abstract: A study of the Y-chromosome of 221 Irish males, which found significant differences
between those with Gaelic surnames and others, and between those of
eastern and western Irish origin

Hume, A. "Surnames in the County of Down." Ulster Journal of Archaelogy First Series, no. 6(1858): 211-34.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Extensive analysis and listing of surnames from the census of 1851 and the votes list of 1852"

[anon]- Irish Ancestral map. Aer Lingus.
Abstract: Lawson1: "Maps of Ireland. Shows over 1000 Irish surnames with the county of origin."

Mac Giolla-Domhnaigh, Padraig. Some Anglicised surnames in Ireland. Dublin: The Gael Co-operative Society, 1923.

________. Some Ulster surnames. Baile Átha Cliath (Dublin): Clódhanna Teo., 1975.
Notes: Previous ed., published as 'Some anglicised surnames in Ireland'. | Dublin , Gael Co-operative Society, 1923
Abstract: Lawson2: "Has entries for 400+ surnames"

MacLysaght, Edward. A guide to Irish surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub Co., 1964.

________. Irish Families : their names, arms and origins. Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1957.
Notes: 366 pages
Abstract: Lawson1: "Background material on Irish names. Systematic coverage of over 200 prominent family names, etymology, prominent family members, crests etc., Such as O'Rourke and O'Kelleher. Several tables showing county of location of the names as well as English imports. Maps. 900 plus refs."

________. "The Irish-Norman names." Ireland of the Welcomes 25, no. 4(1976): 13-14.
Abstract: Lawson2

________. "Irish Surnames : Fact and Fiction." Eire-Ireland: A Journal of Irish Studies 1, no. 3(1966): 6-13.

________. More Irish Families : Incorporating Supplement to Irish Families, With an Essay on Irish Chieftainries. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982.
Notes: 254 p.
Abstract: Lawson1: "According to the editor, this volume incorporates the suthor's More Irish Families (1960; Galway, O'Gorman) and Supplement to Irish Families; Dublin, Helicon) and is a companion book to Irish Families. Background information, and meanings of 900 -1000 Irish surnames."

" The surnames of Ireland, Edward MacLysaght. 6th. Blackrock: Irish Academic Press, 1985. Note: reviewed in Nomina4 (1980)

[anon]- Masterbook of Irish surnames (Locations, origins and ethnicity). Irish Genealog, 1993.

Matheson, Robert E. Special report on surnames in Ireland : Varieties Ans Synonyms of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland . Baltimore: Genealogical Pub, 1968.

McCarville, Evelyn. "What's in an Irish name." Extension [Chicago] , no. 46(1952): 10ff.
Abstract: Lawson2

McClelland, James. Irish surnames and their possible locations for family history research . Silverdale, N.S.W.: J. McClelland Research, 1984.

McGuigan, Peter. "The development and distortion of Irish surnames." Canadian Genealogist , no. 7(1985): 11-20.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Brief history of Irish surnames from 795 A.D. ; distortion of Irish surnames and revival of Irish surnames"

Merrigan, Michael. "How Irish one-name studies differ from those in England" Journal of One-Name Studies 7, no. 4 (October 2000): 10-13.

Merrigan, Michael. "Irish studies must draw line between Gaelic and non-Gaelic studies" Journal of One-Name Studies 7, no. 5 (January 2001): 12-14.

Murphy, Seán. 'Irish septs and surnames'. Irish Roots, 3 (1993), 24-25.

O Cuiv,Brian 'Aspects of Irish personal names ' Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies,School of Celtic Studies

O'Laughlin, Michael C. The master book of Irish surnames : Locations, ethnic origins, variant spellings and sources. Kansas City: Irish Genealogical Foundation, 1993.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Has 60,000 Irish surnames shown in 3 indexes"

Osborne, Joseph. Heirlooms of Ireland : an essay reference to some Irish surnames and their origins. Clearfield Co Reprints & Remainders, 1995.

Pender, Seamus. A census of Ireland, circa 1659 : with supplementary material from the Poll Money Ordinances (1660-1661). Dublin: Stationery Office, 1939.
Abstract: Lawson2: "Lists principal Irish names and frequency for each barony"

Quinn, Sean E. Surnames in Ireland Irish Genealogy Press, 2002 (isbn-1871509394)

[anon]- Special report on surnames in Ireland, (together with), varieties and symonymes of surnames and Christian names in Ireland . Baltimore: Genealogical Pub Co, 1968.

Share, Bernard Naming names : who, what, where in Irish nomenclature Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2001. 243 p. Isbn- 0717131254

Tait, C 'Namesakes and nicknames: naming practices in early modern Ireland, 1540-1700' Continuity and Change 21:2 (2006), 313-340

Thomas, C. "Irish colonists in south-west Britain." World Archaeology 5:1( 1973).

Verstraten, F 'Naming practices among the Irish secular nobility in the high middle ages' Journal of Medieval History 32:1 (2006), 43-53

Woulfe, Patrick. Irish names and surnames. Baltimore: Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967.

Eire counties

county Cavan

O'Sullivan, Mary. "The surnames of County Cavan." Irish Roots (Summer 1998): 8-9.

county Clare

________. "Surnames of County Clare." North Munster Antiquarian Journal , no. 12(1969): 85-89.
Abstract: Lawson2

Flynn, Pat. 'A local habitation and a name : some Clare surnames'. The Other Clare 14 (1990), 56-60.

Flynn, Pat. 'Names to conjure with : a perspective on Clare surnames'. The Other Clare 19 (1995), 60-63.

Schorman, Sonia. 'Surnames of county Clare'. Irish Roots 3 (1996), 22- 23. Notes: Post 1700

county Cork

Cadogan, Jim. 'Surnames of county Cork' Irish Roots 3 (1994), 14-15.

Ó Murchadha, Diarmuid. Family names of County Cork. Dun Laoghaire: Glendale, 1985.
Notes: Facsimile edition by Collins Press, 1996 (isbn 1898256136)
Abstract: Lawson2: "Has separate articles on about 50 of the best known surnames such as Sullivan and Leahy"

county Donegal

Easpaig, Fergus Mac Giolla. 'The Gaelic families of Donegal'. In Nolan, William; Ronayne, Liam; Dunlevy, Mairead (ed.), Donegal : history & society: interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county (Dublin: Geography Publications, 1995), 759-838.
Note- late medieval

Spears, Arthur. 'Surnames of county Donegal' Irish Roots 2 (1995), 27- 28.

county Down

O'Kane, William. 'Surnames of county Down'. Irish Roots 1 (1996), 22-23.

county Fermanagh

Turner, Brian. 'An observation on settler names in Fermanagh'. Familia 2:8 (1992), 145-149.

O'Kane, William. 'Surnames of Co. Fermanagh'. Irish Roots 2 (1996), 20- 21.

county Galway

O'Neill, T. P. 'Surnames of County Galway'. Irish Roots 1 (1994), 26-28.

county Kerry

O'Connor, Tom. 'Surnames of county Kerry'. Irish Roots 3 (1995), 12-13.

county Lamois

Dowling, Francis. 'Surnames of county Laois'. Irish Roots, 4 (1996), 21- 22.

county Limerick

[anon]- "Surnames of County Limerick." Irish Roots , no. 28(1998).

county Leitrim

Ó Suilleabhain, Seán. 'Surnames of County Leitrim'.Irish Roots 4 (1994), 15-16.

county Longford

O'Leary, David. 'The surnames of county Longford'. Irish Family History, 6 (1990), 21-24.

county Mayo

Delaney, Gerard M. 'Surnames of county Mayo'. Irish Roots 1 (1995), 21- 22.

county Meath

French, Noel E. 'Surnames of county Meath' Irish Roots 2 (1992), 14-15.

county Offaly

Kearney, John. 'Surnames of county Offaly'. Irish Roots 4 (1995), 26-27.

county Roscommon

McGowan, Eileen. 'Surnames of County Roscommon'.Irish Roots 1 (1993), 20-21.

county Sligo

Irish Heritage Foundation. 'The prominent names in Co. Sligo today'. Irish Heritage Links 3:10 (1990), 31-36.

MacHale, Edward. 'Tireragh names from the Sligo hearth money rolls of 1662'. North Mayo Historic Journal 2:3 (1989-90), 39-46.

county Tipperary

Marnane, Denis G. 'Surnames of County Tipperary'. Irish Roots 2 (1994), 25-26.

county Waterford Burtchall, Jack. 'The geography of Deise surnames'. Decies: Journal of the Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society 50 (1994), 37-59.

Walton, Julian. 'Surnames of County Waterford'. Irish Roots 1 (1992), 14- 16.

county Westmeath

Keaney, Marian. 'Surnames of County Westmeath'. Irish Roots 4 (1992), 20- 21.

county Wexford

Murphy, Hilary. 'Surnames of County Wexford'. Irish Roots 3 (1992), 20- 21.

county Wicklow

Gory, Paul. 'Surnames of County Wicklow'. Irish Roots 1 (1997), 22-24.
Notes: Examination of regulations 1864-9