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Where do you come from?

Post by sluffy » Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:44 pm

I have seen the following link before (which as just been posted again on ww) - however I don't recall it ever being posted on here before.

I have just tried the link with both my real surname and mother's maiden name - and both are almost entirely based in the Bolton vicinity (no exotic ancestors for me then!)

Thought you might find it of interest.

A recent research project based at University College London (UCL) has investigated the distribution of surnames in Great Britain, both current and historic, in order to understand patterns of regional economic development, population movement and cultural identity. This website allows users to search the databases that we have created, and to trace the geography and history of their family names.

http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx
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Post by Batman » Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:48 pm

http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLname ... &type=name


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Post by Nozza » Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:54 pm

Mother - Northumberland
Father - Scotland.
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Post by TANGODANCER » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:07 pm

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKK. WELSH!

All my father's side are way-back Irish. (Then again, it's Great Britain only) I'll settle for "Celt".
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Post by cowdrill » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:29 pm

me mums clacker
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Post by bobo the clown » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:50 pm

cowdrill wrote:me mums clacker
may you burn in hell, for that response !!!
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Post by fatshaft » Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:59 pm

Disint tell me anything I didnt already know, Aberdeenshire born and bred, but very interesting site
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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:18 pm

Father's name, 1881: Heavily Lancastrian-based but spreading along the M62 corridor almost as far as The Wash; 98.53% English(/unknown). More widespread throughout the North on the later map.

Mother's name, 1881: Still mainly Lancastrian but with more dispersion; by 1998 they'd spread as far as the Outer Hebrides and Dorset, but the main town was Chorley.
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Post by communistworkethic » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:31 pm

Batman wrote:http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLname ... &type=name


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I think we all knew really. Shandy drinking poof ya.
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Post by Soldier_Of_The_White_Army » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:35 pm

I just put my surname in and strangely enough they all come from around the Bicester/Oxon area :shock:

The thing is, people around here are complete aresholes!!!

Oh, maybe not so strange after all! :D
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Post by Athers » Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:58 pm

Unsurprisingly, the surname 'Atherton' was and still is mainly based in the Leigh, Wigan and Bolton areas.

They can't even pronounce it properly down south... Even I've had to change the way I say it when I answer the phone at work :roll:
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Post by Epitaph » Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:13 pm

Get in, all north west for me :)
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Post by finlayson » Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:54 pm

Mainly Lancastrian but spreading to Chesire as of late.
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Post by Dr Hotdog » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:03 pm

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Post by David Lee's Hair » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:52 am

Crompton, lets be honest you don't get more Bolton than that!
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Post by 50sQuiff » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:18 am

David Lee's Hair wrote:Crompton, lets be honest you don't get more Bolton than that!
Unless you're called Flitcroft :)

95% of folks have a higher status name than me apparently. It's good to know my station.
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Post by Raven » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:08 pm

1881 Fathers surname - All Wales and a bit of Cornwall

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Post by keveh » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:12 pm

Williams is Welsh, I knew that one already.

My mums maiden name was Welsh, as in the word Welsh, which is strangely Scottish :S
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Post by Raven » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:54 pm

Did you know about the bit of cornwall though and how did you guess my surname :)
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Post by Dave Sutton's barnet » Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:58 pm

Athers wrote:Unsurprisingly, the surname 'Atherton' was and still is mainly based in the Leigh, Wigan and Bolton areas.

They can't even pronounce it properly down south... Even I've had to change the way I say it when I answer the phone at work :roll:
Athers, how the hell do they pronounce it?!!!!
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