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Month: August 2020

What’s in a name? How your surname can connect you to the past

What's in a name?

What’s in name? Well, a lot if you look at the history and stories behind the estimated 45,000 different surnames (last names) in England. “A name is so important. A surname connects you to your past, to your family. Even

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