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Thanks you for your post! I really like reading all of your suggested books but I don't know where can I find them to read or where can I buy them. I have just read "Family Names and Family History"  by David Hey. It is very wonderful. Family names are an essential part of everyone's personal history. The story of their evolution is integral to family history and fascinationg in its own right. Formed from first names, place names, nicknames and occupations, names allow us to trace the movements of our ancestors from the middle ages to to the present day. David Hey shows how, when and where families firs got their names, and proves that most families stayed close to their places of origin. Settlement patterns and family groupings can be traced back towards their origins by using national and local records. Family Names and Family History tells everyone interested in tracing their own name how to set about doing so.


Moderator Comment: most of this book is available to read here on ==>  Google books