Diaspora

[RogerS]

Fascinating link here reveals the geographic spread of surnames with time. Mine was mainly only in Sussex in 1881 but by 1998 had spread throughout the South east and a small cluster oop North.

http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/Surnames.aspx

 

[Paul Chapman]

Hi Roger,

Just tried it - a really interesting link.

Paul

 

[wizer]

My surname is not on there. Which apparently means there are less than 100 of us on the census. Reminds me, I must get my backside into gear and research my geneology.

Have we all been watching the "Who Do You Think You Are?" series?

 

[tim]

Or in Paxo's case: 'Boohoo do you think you are'.

He's got issues that a psychotherapist could make a living from.

Cheers

Tim

 

[llangatwgnedd]

Spot on, North Devon 1881 and SouthWales 1998

 

[Steve Maskery]

Maskery
% of people with a more rural name 1
% of people with a more high-status name 83




That explains a lot.
S

 

[gwaithcoed]

My clan don't seem to have moved about too much in the years, but then with a surname of DAFT maybe its as well to stick together.

I had lots of put downs from the teachers such as "daft don't be" (never from my peers).

I remember having six of the best and my name in the "black book" when I replied to Mr. Brown that at least I was born Daft and what was his excuse.

Still Daft after 68 years, and if anyone can think of anything original to say I'll send you a pound.

Cheers Alan.

 

[tim]

% of people with a more rural name 1
% of people with a more high-status name 83

which part were you looking at to find that out?

Cheers

T

 

[Steve Maskery]

Tim
http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLname ... &type=name

Cheers
Steve

 

[chiba]

Hmm. Grim north of England as opposed to... oh, grim north of England. Who'd a thunk it? There's no little dot for my little 4 person outpost in Japan either! 8)

 

[Neil]

% of people with a more high-status name 83

Could be worse, Steve - I get % of people with a more high-status name = 92 whereas my wife's name gets % of people with a more high-status name = 16 - no wonder she didn't take my name when we married! :lol:

Cheers,
Neil

 

[ike]

I'm evidently a high-status (9%), country bumpkin (4%), possibly a rare breed but clearly not on the endangered list especially in Oz!

Ike