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SURNAMES-THE TOP 10

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McAlp

McAlp Report 12 Dec 2005 00:35

With a name of norris there are 234.16 Ranked as 298 is any wonder i can't find my grandfathhers death cert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ann

Historyman

Historyman Report 12 Dec 2005 00:26

Pleased you like the list Vicky, and I am amazed I managed to get it right. With the ranking you just mentioned you could easily do a one name study of same, which i believe is the best approach for less common surnames. (Census Ancestry for example just looking for William Henry X if your search comes up great, but listing and printing all gives good base record and picks up Wm. for example). Also it permits ALL TYPES search on free BMD. Find your family and then repeat search with District only that they are in. Regards Ray Whincup

Vicky

Vicky Report 12 Dec 2005 00:13

WOW thats great thanks My father's surname - 297; ranking 16,480 - I could almost do a one-name study just of my own rellies!!! I've got about 50 of these up to 1901. the COMMON lot - 810 of them, ranking 7830. I've only got one SMITH in my tree so far, so I don't think I'll bother any more with THAT branch LOL

Historyman

Historyman Report 12 Dec 2005 00:08

See if this works www.taliesin-arlein.net/names/search.php

Historyman

Historyman Report 11 Dec 2005 23:58

In reply to Old Crone Holden at 2002 there were 22464 people with Holden surname which ranked a high 315 on the list. What did you say your mother's maiden name was............. In reply to someone who asked if I had a link yes I do, is there a quick way of putting same onto here? (I have limited skills on the computer) Regards, Ray Whincup

Vicky

Vicky Report 11 Dec 2005 23:44

Do you have a link for this please - I'd like to know if its worthwhile trying to sort out one of my branches... or whether they are too COMMON to bother with.

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 11 Dec 2005 23:34

No, sorry Raymond, those figures have been fixed, to conceal the one million men bearing the name of James Holden/Holding, all of whom were BMD'd in Lancashire in the 1800s. Olde Crone

Historyman

Historyman Report 11 Dec 2005 23:29

A recent thread (Jean in a muddle) shows that she is having trouble researching her JONES family. No wonder The ONS (Office of National Statistics) published a list of 270,000 surnames shared by 54.4 million people as at 2002. The surnames are ranked in order. SMITH 1, JONES 2, WILLIAMS 3, TAYLOR 4, BROWN 5, DAVIES 6, EVANS 7, THOMAS 8, WILSON 9, JOHNSON 10. Many years ago my friend Paul Smith, started a one name study of his mother's maiden name, (same name as me), which ranks 8063 on list above. Smart what! HINT HINT for Jean in a muddle

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