Surnames, DNA, and family history / George Redmonds, Turi King, and David Hey ; [foreward by Sir Alec Jeffreys].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Redmonds, George, 1935-2018, author.

King, Turi, author.

Hey, David, author.

Contributor:

Jeffreys, Alec, Sir.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

DNA fingerprinting--Great Britain.

DNA fingerprinting.

Forensic genetics--Great Britain.

Forensic genetics.

Names, Personal--English.

Names, Personal.

Names, Personal--Great Britain.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genealogy.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

x, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised Paperback Edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and shows the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research. It focuses on British names, tracing their origins to different parts ot eht British Isles and Europe and revealing how names often remain concentrated in the districts where they first became established centuries ago."--Back cover.

Contents:

1 By-names 21

2 Hereditary Surnames 41

3 Expansion and Decline 62

4 Distribution and Migration 84

5 Linguistic and Social Factors 106

6 Meaning and Method 127

7 DNA and Surnames 148

8 The Link between Surname and Y Chromosome Type 173

9 The Wider Picture 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (pages 224-230) and index.

"The final chapter of this paperback edition, looking at the use of genetics in historical research, has been updated to include new work on the DNA of Richard III."--Back cover.

OCLC:

933566112