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Books, Maps & Other Resources
Scotland / Scottish
Genealogy & History
BOOK - The Surnames of Scotland
By George F. Black.
The Surnames of Scotland is a book on the origin, meaning and history of Scottish surnames. The core of this work is a listing of over 8000 names, each with a concise history and cross-references. It will serve as a valuable tool for genealogists, historians, or anyone with a general interest in Scotland.
About the author:
George F. Black was a noted bibliographer and historical scholar at New York Public Library for over thirty-five years. This monumental reference book is the product of over forty years’ research, which was put in order shortly after the author’s retirement. Despite various attempts to publish it during the late 1930s, it was published finally in 1946 by the New York Public Library and has remained in print ever since.
An example from the book:
CURLE: Perhaps same as English name Curle and Curll, explained as meaning ’curly-headed’. Not likely to be a form of CROALL, q.v. Henry Crole of Stevenston in Conyngham, a Scots prisoner-of-war in Carlisle, 1305 (Bain, II, p. 449). Tomas Kirle, witness in Glasgow, 1500 (LCD., p. 204). James Curle, burgess of Edinburgh, 155763 (Home, 206; RPC., I, p. 252). David Curll or Curlle appears as reidar at Tarbolton, Ayrshire, 1567/1574 (RMR.). Mark Currell in Roxburgh, 1688 (Edin. App.), and Thomas Curle, merchant burgess of Jedburgh, 1748 (Heirs, 219).
Hardcover: 914 pages
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd; New Ed edition (September 13, 2007)
ISBN-10: 1874744831
ISBN-13: 978-1874744832
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 2.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
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