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Do you know your family history and where your surname comes from? What is the name meaning of a person’s last name? What are the origins and meaning of our surnames and ancestry? Find out your family name history with our personalised Surname History gift.

The Surname History gift is a unique gift for parents, a couple or a gift for him or gift for her. Each Surname History gift tells you where the name comes from i.e. is it truly English or did it come over with the Norman Conquest or the Vikings etc. It also includes a written description of the Coat of Arms, Crest and Motto! The Surname History gift is created on parchment designer paper with heraldic designs and can be framed in one of our luxury Antique Gold, Dark wood or Antique Silver frames.

We have a database of over 200,000 surnames of worldwide origin. Our Surname History gift is the ideal gift to give someone on their Birthday, Christmas, Engagements, Wedding Anniversaries, Father’s Day, Mothers Day or just as a special treat!.

“Thank you very much for the speedy delivery! My Grandpa was very impressed with his present.”
Carol Ann Waters

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Surnames as we know them today were first introduced from the 11th to the 15th century. They were not in use in England and Scotland before the Norman Conquest and were first found in the Domesday Book. A surname, also known as a last name or family name, is a fixed name shared in common with the members of a family and is passed down from generation to generation.

The employment of a second name, a custom that was introduced by the Normans, who themselves had not long before adopted them, became in the course of time a mark of gentle blood, and it was a disgrace for a gentleman to have but one single name, as the meaner sort had. It was not until the reign of Edward II (1307 - 1327) that the practise became general among all people.

Surname spelling has evolved over centuries and until the 20th century, the spelling of a surname was not fixed. Before then, it was not unusual to see the same person's surname spelled in different ways from record to record e.g. “Saddler” an occupational name derived from the Old English Sadol, a maker of saddles. The name is also spelt “Sadler” and “Sadtler”.

Here's some of the interesting facts you'll find about your family name: For example, did you know that the surname Smith was an occupational name for “a Smith” a worker in metals, one who worked on a lathe, a blacksmith or farrier; and the surname “Roberts” was a baptismal name “the son of Rodbert” meaning fame-bright originally derived from the Germanic personal name composed of the elements of HROD and BERHT.

The top surnames in the UK are changing almost as fast as the most popular first names. The movements of people from around the commonwealth and more recently from Europe radically affect the popularity of family names in use in England. Here is a list of the top 10 Surnames – Smith, Jones, Williams, Brown, Taylor, Davies, Wilson, Evans, Thomas, Roberts.
We are offering a last name origin gift that will reveal the history of your very special family name. Each family name history comes with a last name meaning, family history and a description of the Family Coat of Arms and motto.

What is the last name meaning and family coat of arms of my family history is a common question. Our attractive gift shows a combination of what your family coat of arms and last name meaning may look like. We have the last name meaning and family surname history for most names.

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