Browsing Tag
We’ll provide a detailed explanation of these abbreviations and offer some additional context related to genealogical research and historical records. In British census records, name abbreviations were frequently employed as a means of saving space …
One explanation can be that some families choose from the same small pool of names from generation to generation. They may be meticulous: ‘the first son is always named Alexander, the second, William…’ and so …
Except for Romans during a period of the Roman Empire, hereditary surnames – the last names passed down through the males of a family, didn’t exist until about 1000 years ago. While it may be …
