Description

Author:  Bernard Deacon.
Publisher:  CoSERG
ISBN978-0-9513918-8-4
Format:  240 pages.
Description:  ‘ The “Surnames of Cornwall” is an essential resource fior anyone wishing to trace their family history or discover the meaning of their surname. This new revised and updated second edition – includes the most common surnames as well as those unique to Cornwall – explains the origin of over 800 surnames – discusses whether a name originated in the English or Cornish language – provides a general introduction to the history of surnames – classifies surnames into personal names, place-names, landscape names, occupational names and nicknames – unravels the history of the name and how its geography has chnaged over time.’ (Blurb)