Surname Books
9/28/2009
British Isles
  • Clans and Families of Ireland: The Heritage and Heraldry of Irish Clans and Families by John Grenham (Book Sales, $19.99)
  • Collins Guide to Scots Kith and Kin: A Guide to the Clans and Surnames of Scotland (HarperCollins, $8.95)
  • Dictionary of English Surnames by R.M. Wilson and P.H. Reaney (Oxford University Press, $16.95)
  • Families of County Cork, Ireland: From the Earliest Times to the 20th Century: Irish Family Surnames with Locations and Origins by Michael C. O'Laughlin (O'Laughlin Press, $34)
  • Scottish Surnames by David Dorward (Trafalgar Square, $13.95)
  • The Surnames of Wales: For Family Historians and Others by John and Sheila Rowlands (Genealogical Publishing Co., $19.95)

Chinese

  • Chinese Names: The Traditions Surrounding the Use of Chinese Surnames and Personal Names by Russell Jones (Pelanduk Publications, $12.95)
  • In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Resources of Chinese Surnames by Sheau-Yue Chao (Clearfield Co., $29.95)

Italian

  • Our Italian Surnames by Joseph G. Fucilla (Genealogical Publishing Co., $28.50)

Jewish

  • A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire by Alexander Beider (Avotaynu, $75)
  • A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland by Alexander Beider (Avotaynu, $69.50)
  • Jewish Surnames from Prague (15th-18th Centuries) by Alexander Beider (Avotaynu, $11)

Polish

  • Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, 2nd edition, by William F. Hoffman (Polish Genealogical Society, $25)
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