A Dictionary of Surnames

by Flavia Hodges and Patrick Hanks

Book Overview

A unique reference work, this international dictionary is a systematic, comparative survey of the origins and meanings of some 100,000 currently used surnames of European origin, as they are presently found throughout the world. With the help of consultant editors in specific areas--particularly for Jewish, Spanish, and Gaelic names--the authors present information about the language or region in which the surname originated, major events in the history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192115928
• ISBN13: 9780192115928
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 880 Pages
• Weight: 3.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.9" x 10.0"