Quick Reference Guide
Researching Surnames and their Origins
RESOURCE BOOKS
(Reference Area – Library 1st floor and Circulating Collection – 2nd floor.)
Dictionary of American Family Names. Ref. CS 2481 .S55 1956. 6000 family names with the nationality of the bearers & a brief explanation of the origin & meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names. Ref.CS 2485.D53 2003. Contains more than 70,000 entries, with a vast array of names from European, Asian, & Middle Eastern backgrounds.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Ref.CS 2385 .H27 1989. 70,000 surnames from the English-speaking world.
Dictionnaire Etymologique des noms de Famille et Prénoms de France. Ref.CS 2691 .D3. Alphabetical presentation of surnames and definitions in French with geographical origin.
Encyclopedia of American Family Names. Ref.CS 2485 .R6 1995. Comprehensive information about the 5,000 most common U.S. surnames with derivations; includes origin, definition & famous bearers of the name.
English Surnames. CS 2505 .M3 1967. English language names; surname & subject indexes.
English Surnames:Their Sources and Significations. CS 2505 .B33 1968. Scholarly research on origins & meanings of English surnames.
Family Names: How Our Surnames Came to America. CS 2487 .H66. Includes humorous anecdotes of how we came to have the names we do; index includes references to specific names.
In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames. CS 2990.C366 2001. Listing names, important terms, & titles in English and Chinese; discusses the origins of 622 Chinese surnames.
New Dictionary of American Family Names. Ref.CS 2481 .S55 1973. Origin & definitions of less common surnames, many European & Asiatic.
INTERNET RESOURCES
Behind the Name. Information on the etymology and history of first names.
Hamrick Software. Site based on census records that shows state-by-state distribution of American Surnames in 1850, 1880, 1920 and 1990.
Internet Public Library Pathfinder for Surnames. List of resources to help in the research of surnames; includes both print & online sources.
Irish Surnames. Information on the origin of 100 Irish surnames.
RootsWeb.com.Site with information & links on genealogical resources.
Internet Search Tip: When searching by national origin using a Search Engine (Google, AltaVista, etc.) enter (in quotes) “nationality surnames”, for example: “Irish surnames”.
RESOURCE BOOKS
Chronologies, Timelines & Encyclopedias
(Reference Area – Library 1st floor and Circulating Collection – 2nd floor.)
The Almanac of American History. Ref.E174.5 .A45 1983. A concise record of events in American History.
The Annals of America. E 173 .A793. Each of the 19 volumes contains a brief chronology of a specific period followed by original documents and illustrations.
A Chronological Outline of American Literature. Ref.PS 92 .R67 1987. A year-by-year listing of popular and scholarly American literary happenings from 1507 until 1986.
Chronology of European History: 15,000 B.C. to 1997. Ref.D11 .C57 1997. Includes articles that span the European experience from prehistory to 1997.
Chronology of the United States. Ref.E 174.5 .C63 1997. Concise summaries of U.S. expansion & history with illustrations, maps & statistics.
Encyclopedia Latina:History, Culture, & Society in the United States. Ref.E 184.S75E587 2005. Explores the many roles Latinos have played in the U.S. and their impact on American history, culture, and society.
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History:The Black Experience in the Americas. Ref.E185.E54 2005. 6 volume set with 1,300 essays related to African American history.
The Encyclopedia of World Facts & Dates. Ref.CB 69 .C37 1993. Facts, dates & events from world history.
The Wilson Calendar of World History. D 11 .W65. A concise chronology of human history.
For more books on this topic please search the HCCC online catalog using the following search terms: HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY, UNITED STATES HISTORY CHRONOLOGY, EUROPE HISTORY CHRONOLOGY, CIVILIZATION HISTORY CHRONOLOGY, AMERICA HISTORY CHRONOLOGY TABLES.
INTERNET RESOURCES
Chronologies & Timelines
Asia Source. This collection of links for timelines & chronologies includes country histories, significant events, & chronologies of historical individuals.
Digital History. Site has chronologies of U.S. history broken down by centuries & links to other sites with timelines.
Hyper History. Site with timelines of world histories from the prehistoric to the present.
Military Chronologies. These linked documents are a chronological listing of military events, with some additional information added to put events in context.
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