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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hanks, Patrick

Titel

Dictionary of American family names

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• Oxford Reference Premium Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Oxford Reference Library
• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Includes bibliographical references.
• Most of the names looked up were present, so this three-volume dictionary cannot be far off its claim to have 85% of American surnames. Entries provide frequency of occurrence in the population, an explanation or definition of the name, language of origin, original spelling, region, typology.
• Specialized.
• English
• Description based on print version record.