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Dictionary of American family names / Patrick Hanks, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Names, Personal--United States--Dictionaries.
- Names, Personal.
- Genre:
- Subject dictionaries.
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2128 pages)
- Other Title:
- American family names
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Most of the names looked up were present, so this three-volume dictionary cannot be far off its claim to have 85% of American surnames. Entries provide frequency of occurrence in the population, an explanation or definition of the name, language of origin, original spelling, region, typology.
- Notes:
- Oxford Reference Library
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-977169-3
- 0-19-518841-1
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