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Surnames come from different sources: first names, nicknames, geographic locations, professions, objects and titles, but each Italian region has adopted some types more than others with different spelling variations. Tracing these sources and variations is part of genealogical research and unveils an important part of family history and Italian heritage.
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View the Surnames in the Database. You can view a list of the available surnames by selecting the first letter of the surname. The list can be ordered alphabetically by surname or the name of the person submitting the surname. To contact the submitter, simply click on the submitters name.
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Surnames were changed and foreign names were adopted when a country was invaded or conquered. British history has been strongly influenced by such events. The Roman invasion, the Danes and the Norwegians and Norman invasion being prime examples and these events have all influenced British naming traditions. Add this to the differences in the meanings and origins of English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish surnames explain the complexity of the area and subject. These names, with vastly different meanings and origins, have found their way to many other countries in the World and in particular to America.
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Irish surnames are to be found all over the world. Some are more obviously Irish than others, for example those beginning with 'Mac' or 'O'. However there are many types, groups and classifications of surnames.
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Many Irish people have English surnames. This is due to the early plantations (colonisation) before the reformation by English Catholics. This intermarried with the Irish and so the population of Southern Ireland is mixed. Many protestant refugees from religious persecution were ... settled in Ireland Germans from the Rhine Palatinate and French Hugenots to name a few. Their descendants ofter emigated to America at a later date. To complicate matters even further the British government “translated” the gaelic names into something easier to pronounce or less Gaelic.
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