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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Shanko on Monday 27 September 04 15:11 BST (UK)
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I used the UK Surname website
http://www.county-surnames.co.uk
a bit to look to see if anyone else was doing the same surnames as me and I got an email today stating you can still search BUT to view the surnames there is now a fee :(
I tell you what people just grab any chance they can to make a buck!
Shanko
}:-[
hehe looks like Dracula
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Shanko
Genuki still offers free surname lists.
Rick
http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html
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Don't know if this belongs here, or on "The Lighter Side" ...., but here it is !
Ever wondered how many people in GB with your surname, or with the surname you are currently researching ??
Found this on another web-site:
http://www.taliesin-arlein.net/names/search.php
"ONS Names - Search the List
THIS DATABASE is an extract of an Office of National Statistics database, and contains a list of surnames in use in England, Wales and the Isle of Man in September 2002. The list contains almost 270,000 surnames, shared by 54.4 million people. The entire database contains over a million surnames, shared by 55.9 million people, but names shared by fewer that five people have been excluded from this list."
There's me !!
Surname Count Ranking
COLEMAN 32169 200
One of them is my dad, and 4 are my brother and his family, that only leaves 32164 to ask ...
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Ever wondered how many people in GB with your surname, or with the surname you are currently researching ??
Found this on another web-site:
http://www.taliesin-arlein.net/names/search.php
"ONS Names - Search the List
THIS DATABASE is an extract of an Office of National Statistics database, and contains a list of surnames in use in England, Wales and the Isle of Man in September 2002. The list contains almost 270,000 surnames, shared by 54.4 million people. The entire database contains over a million surnames, shared by 55.9 million people, but names shared by fewer that five people have been excluded from this list."
Bob
Great site! This is another interesting one based on the location of surnames on the 1881 census, it is a work in progress, so many names are not yet loaded.
Rick
http://members.lycos.co.uk/ancestors/surnamedistribution.html
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Here's another one, interesting for Brits. with european jewish ancestors:
http://www.jewishgen.org/Galicia/surdex/si_ma.htm
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Well RootsChat will always be free anyhow.
We also have a part for "One Name Studies" (that's surnames!)
http://www.rootschat.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=151.0
Trystan
RootsChat Admin
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Dear Sir
I visited the Taliesin site and searched for Nethway - one of my name interests. There were none. Do you think that accounts for the fact that nobody ever cotacts me about the surname Nethway?
Yrs truly
Puzzled of Wigan
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Bob. Like the ONS names list. My surname (Tymon) was ranked number 13522! Thanks for the link.
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i've just checked the webiste this is what it says on the front page of UK surnames
Usage of ALL the facilities on the site is free of any charges, however if you find the site useful, you are encouraged to make a donation of at least £10 per annum to my PayPal account
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Hey Bob, ;D
I was having a go on your surname site. Tried Fisher - forget it! Shepherd - forget it ! - thousands of them.
Worked my way through my surname interests until I got to Worrall. Do you believe just 22 of them!?
I checked the British white pages and there they were - all where I needed them to be - in Lancashire -and Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield in particular.
Now, I'm a bit of a shrinking violet - but taking courage from Fitty's attempt on the phone I composed a letter, picked one Worrall at random, and posted it before my courage failed me.
It's thinking about photographs you see.... the thought of a photo of my great grandparents will inspire me to incredible lengths.
Here's hoping!!
Darcy ;)
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Darcy,
That is marvellous, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you !
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When I was living in South Africa I played chess from time to time against a chap called Ken Worrall. He was from the Manchester area by his accent but I never asked him exactly where he was from. This was about 1976 or so.
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Thanks for that Hackstaple ;D
As yet I haven't had a reply from the Worralls I contacted -but I live in hope!
Darcy
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Used to work with John Worrall. He had a northern accent and at the time (10 years ago) lived in Woodcote in Oxfordshire.
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Hi Nick ;D
Thanks to you and Hack I know the Worralls are out and about somewhere! Wish I could meet up with one of them.
If I ever hear from the Worralls I contacted in Lancs. I will let you know.
Thanks again
Darcy
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Just out of curiosity I did a Google search on Worrall. The response might seem to indicate that 22 Worralls in the UK is a little on the low side. There were at least a dozen names of UK Worralls on the first two pages I checked (including academics at Durham and Reading Universities, whose e-mail addresses are given). In your shoes, I'd be tempted to fire off a speculative note or two, given the anonymity of e-mail.
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Nick, :D
funny you should mention about the supposed low number of Worralls. I was having a look at the 1881 & 1901 census and can't understand where they all went to.
Even given that half of them were female and changed their names it's still a huge drop.
Maybe there was a mass exodus via migration ;D
I wish I had the nerve to send emails - I'm hopeless!!
Darcy
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Hi Darcy,
Don't know if it's of any help but there is player by the name of Brian Worral playing for the Blackburn Hawks ice hockey team.
Ice hockey is my other life outside of family history.
Bee
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Hi Bee ;D
does he hail from around Ashton-under-Lyne by any chance? ::)
I have the strangest ancestors - they keep disappearing and they all seem to have died young - which is a bit of a worry! :o
Darcy
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Hi Darcy,
I don't know where he actually comes from but I do know that he's previously played for Altrincham and Flintshire (Queensferry, N. Wales) , so I suspect he's probably born that way on. You could maybe try the Blackburn website as it has a message board and I think you can send the players pm's, site address www.blackburnhawks.com
The only reason I know the above is because my son plays ice hockey, same league, different team.
good luck
Bee
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Thanks for that Bee ;D ;D
Darcy
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Why not just type Worrall into Google search engine you might be surprised.
You get Anthony Worrall Thompson for starters
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I think Madame d'Arcy lives in Oz and so is lucky enough not to have made the acquaintance of Anthony Worrall-Thompson.
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Milord Hack! ;D
believe it or not we get 'Ready Steady Cook' in Oz! so there is no getting away from Mr Worrall-Thompson.
Maybe if he is a relation I will get a free feed! ;D
Darcy ;)
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Just tried the surnames I am researching
Hilton 16188 names ranked 447
Bowkett 1212 manes ranked 5674
Ralph 7853 names ranked 1009
Harris 142164 names ranked 22
Roberts 187871 names ranked 11
Looks like some of the family will be easier to find than others!