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Author Reaney, Percy H. (Percy Hide), 1880-1968.

Title A dictionary of English surnames / by P.H. Reaney
Edition Revised third edition / with corrections and additions by R.M. Wilson
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005

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 W'BOOL  929.42094203 Rea/Doe  AVAILABLE
Description lxx, 520 pages : maps ; 20 cm
Contents Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Dictionary -- Appendix
Summary From Book's Back Cover: This fascinating guide explores the origins of over 16,000 English surnames, from the rare Clutterbuck to the everyday Smith, and their development through the centuries. Alternative forms of the names are all fully cross-referenced, making it easy to find variants. This book is an invaluable guide for anyone with an interest in names and genealogy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Names, Personal -- England -- Dictionaries.
Names, Personal -- English -- Dictionaries.
Genre/Form Dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
Author Wilson, R. M. (Richard Middlewood), 1908-
LC no. 2005296714
ISBN 9780192806635 (paperback)
Other Titles Oxford dictionary of English surnames