Surname Origins Bibliography
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Arthur, William. An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names.
New York: Sheldon, Blakeman and Co, 1857.
Bardsley, C.W. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames. London: Oxford
University Press, 1901.
Chester, Andrew and H. Amanda Robb. Encyclopedia of American Family Names.
Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
De Atienza, Julio. Nobiliario Espanol. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959.
Grehan, Ida. A Little Book of Irish Family Names. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Great Britain:
Oxford University Press, 1989.
Larousse's French-English/English-French Dictionary. New York: Pocket Books, 1971.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1997.
Simms, Clifford Stanley. Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames.
New York: Avenel Books, 1969.
Smith, Elsdon C. Personal names; a bibliography.
New York: New York Public Library, 1952.
Some of these books can be found in the reference section at
Sonoma State University Library.
Family Trees List.
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