Surname Book - Our Name in History

Our Name in History is a surname book of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following your family name as far back in history as possible. It's the perfect book to share with your children, grandchildren and other family members. Here's just some of what you can do with your book:

• Find out more about where people with your last name -and possibly even your
ancestors - originated. Discover the countries and ports they left behind, the ships they sailed and more.
• Get a better idea of where people sharing your name settled and where they reside today in the UK
• Compare your family's "vitals" to others that have shared your name in categories like marriage, household size, slavery and life expectancy.
• Learn how people sharing your last name fared in the World Wars. Find out how many enlisted, which branch of the military they served and more.
• Discover the places where potential ancestors settled and reside today in countries outside the UK including US, Canada and Australia.
• Find out how to get started with your family history.

We create your book with help from the millions of records and collections on Ancestry.co.uk - the UK's largest online resource for family history research