Surname research: everything you have wanted to ask about your surname

New! Research Consultation Service

Personal to you: your surname queries answered!

Research is based on specialist knowledge of surname development, with access to an extensive resource on surnames, Old English names, occupational terms and dialect – all possible sources from which your surname may have originated.

Information is genuine and analysed according to your family history; unlike some other surname research services, findings are not simply copied from elsewhere.

Your research is sent as an E mail attachment, or by post if you prefer.

Hourly research rate. For prices and order form click here.

New! Surname Origin Summary

Information and analysis on your surname (including other surnames likely to be related to your own).

• Factual information from a wide variety of surname dictionaries and books; is your surname included, and what do they say about it?
• Overview of the distribution from your name from the 1881 census; where was it found?
• Analysis of the facts:
  

  Is the information in the surname dictionaries likely to be correct, or is there more to consider?
  If it’s not in the dictionary, what does it mean?
  What does the distribution suggest about your surname’s place of origin?
  Where should you concentrate your research next, and what spellings should you look out for?

For an example of a Surname Origin Summary click here ().

Your research can be sent as an E mail attachment, or by post. If sent by post your research can be professionally bound with a Nameswell front page bearing your family name. Nameswell reports make an ideal gift.

For prices and order form click here.

Please contact us for advice on which research option would best suit your requirements.