Rare surnames are dropping out of national records at an "alarming" rate with some down to just a few hundred, research has shown. While the top 10 surnames in England and Wales have been "relatively" ...

British scientists, working on techniques which could help know a person's surname from his DNA, have found that between two men sharing the same surname there is a 24 per cent chance of having a ...

Researchers have shown that men with the same British surname are highly likely to be genetically linked. The results of the research have implications in the fields of forensics, genealogy, ...

Using a last name as a first name is more popular among baby boys, but that doesn't mean girls can't join in on the fun - ...

The modern world has heralded the collapse of many traditions. Some have fallen out of favor, like pipe smoking, others are no longer socially acceptable, like fox hunting. But one tradition that is ...

THERE is perhaps room for a new history of British surnames since Bardsley and Harrison published their works on the subject. Mr. Ewen has given his history a wider scope than Bardsley and has brought ...