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Ancestry.com - English and Welsh Surname Dictionary

Describes the origin of each surname, indicating from where and from what the surname is derived. It also provides information on variant spellings, pronunciations, and other related names. Available by subscription.

British and Irish Given Names

This webpage provides a free lesson that explores the historical development of British given names. It also provides links to books and talks that discuss the popularity, spelling variants, diminutives and other factos relating to English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh given names.

British and Irish Surnames

Explore the historical development of surnames in the free lesson on this webpage. Also, explore the problems associated with finding surname variants because of interpretations and misinterpretations of the sounds and letters of British and Irish surnames.

GenealogyMagazine.com - Some English Surnames Reveal Ancestral Residence

James Pylant's article about surnames deriving from localities in England, including shires, villages, manors and estates.

Surname Studies (formerly Modern British Surnames)

Surname Studies is devoted to the resources available for the study of the distribution, incidence and statistical analysis of the surnames of Britain, mainly post-1837, and primarily as a mass phenomenon.

University of Sheffield - Archives of Cultural Tradition

whoohoo.co.uk - The British Dialect Translator

Includes Geordie, Brummie, Scouse and more.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - English Dialects