Dictionaries of Scottish and Irish Surnames

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 5:59 am

Can anyone recommend any good in print dictionaries of Scottish and Irish surnames giving origins and meanings? I know the task has been done for both, but the ones I've heard of are currently out of print as far as I know.

I have one for English names which also contains, on a random hit or miss basis, a lot of Scottish and Irish names.

I don't just want the dirt on my family; I want the dirt on yours as well.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:13 am

I don't think I'd even bother with a book. Just do google searches. There are lots of sites which provide info of that sort.

boomerang · Post by **boomerang** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 4:45 pm

Even try typing the sirname directly into a search engine, its quite surprising what can come up, i found quite a bit about my sirname and its history (Dunbar)
Best of luck with your endevours

Regards
David