The Select Surname Site
What's in a name? More than you might think. Each surname
carries an individual history that has been shaped by all the forebears
of that name. In palmistry, the left hand usually tells you what
you are born
with, the right hand what you made on your life. So too with
family genealogy. Word origin and DNA will provide a starting
point. But the history and events over time can give these names
their distinctive characteristics and traits.
This site contains select surnames of English,
Scottish, Welsh, Irish and other European origin.
The table below shows
the list of the 120 surnames that are reviewed here.
Site Map: Select Surnames
We welcome any suggestions or thoughts you might have on the site. Just click on the email address shown below and send us your message. Enjoy the site!
Colin Shelley
PS. If your surname does not appear in the list above, you might want to check out the surname page in this website. It covers surname genealogy for more than 800 surnames. These surnames are to be found in this and these companion websites:
- Select Surname List. The 100 most common surnames.
- Select
Surname. 120
surnames from Ainsworth to York.
- Select Surnames. 120 surnames from Adams to
Wyatt.
- Select Surnames 2. 120
surnames from Archer to Yardley.
- Select Surnames 3. 120 surnames from Abercrombie to Woodruff.
- Select Surnames 4. 120 surnames from Abbott to Wynn.
- Select
Surnames 5. 60 surnames from Ackerman to Zink.