Surnames (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, March 03, 2016, 00:21 (3181 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

Hi Mike, yes an interesting site in the manner you suggest, but that site-name sounds familiar !. When I start researching a new family tree I use these two sites for a little background, the first appears to be a little more formal version of yours'
http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/

My second site is the most convincing that I've found at attempting to explain our surnames, some of these sites are just make-believe whereas this one does seem to include an appliance of science, altho still should be taken with a pinchin of salt at times.
http://www.surnamedb.com/

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Do you have roots in Swindon area ?.
http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/Map2.aspx?name=PINCHIN&year=1881&altyear=1998...
Must say I'm almost surprised your surname is in their database, I thought it might catch them out, altho you'll never be as common as this Jones boy !
http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/pinchin

Thanks Mike !