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This is just a bit of fun on my part. An attempt to understand the structure of the subject, through what has been written, sprinkled with illuminating quotes, and put it into some kind of order. It is not intended as a classification or taxonomy – that is way beyond me. It will gradually grow as I learn more –just like the result of my interaction with lemon drizzle cake.

I did keep these pages closed for some time as I was wary of breaking copyright. However, I understand that one may quote so many words for the purposes of criticism and review, so long as citations are provided. I hope that anyone whose work I have quoted will not object, as it is my intention to highlight their contribution to the subject knowledge.

Fuller references are at the end of the section.

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Modern British Surnames

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