Do you know where your surname comes from, or how many people you share it with? To find out more about your history, visit the National Trust's National Trust Names site.
I found it particularly interesting to compare the 1881 and 1998 maps.
And go global here. This one was particularly interesting for me since I don't feature on the UK on.
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Dig deeper and find out more about the cultural, ethnic and linguistic roots origins of your names at Onomap.