Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland
- ISBN-10
- 0773517820
- ISBN-13
- 9780773517820
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 573
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
- Authors
- E. R. Seary, W. J. Kirwin, Sheila M. P. Lynch
Description
Traces the origins of nearly 3,000 surnames found on the eastern Canadian island, along with sometimes extensive information on etymology, genealogy, and Newfoundland history. Introduces the alphabetical catalogue with a survey of the history and linguistic origins, which include English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, Syrian, Lebanese, and Micmac. Appends lists of names by frequency and frequency by origin, and surnames recorded before 1700. First published in 1977, reprinted four times, and here revised with additions and corrections and reset in a more convenient format. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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