That’s because these are the top three Jersey surnames according to new statistics from Jersey Heritage, who last week announced a collaboration with the Ancestry. As a result of the new collaboration, islanders will now be able to reach even further branches of their family tree, revealing yet more interesting details along the way. Pictured: […]

Download Table | THE 35 MOST COMMON GITANO SURNAMES IN THE KINGDOMS OF SEVILLE, GRANADA, AND THE PRINCIPALITY OF CATALONIA, 1783-1785. PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL REGIONAL POPULATIONS from publication: Nominal Assimilation: The Ethnic and National Identities of the Gitanos or Calé of Spain as Shown by their Surnames in the 1783–1785 Census | In 1783, the King of Spain Carlos III enacted the last Royal Order for the control and assimilation of Gitanos or Calé. The law required that local authorities…

The origins of British and English surnames are extremely interesting. The practice of using them was started by the Normans in 1066.