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genealogy.about.com/od/surname_meaning searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin last-names.net surnamesite.com/cgi2/pages/Surname_Origin As an onomatologist, I have found these sites helpful for last name research. I specialize in first names, but there is a good deal of overlap.
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Ancestory .com tends to be a good place to go too, although beware they charge a fee, so know what you want to look up. If you don't want to pay for it you should look up a genealogical society in your area. Historical Societies are also good places to go, many of them have genealogical research libraries that have surname indexes.
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I find that the Genforum is an excellent website for discussing one's surnames, which might include a history of one's surnames, too! http://www.genforum.com Good luck and I hope this helps!
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www.searchforancestors.com =]
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