Jim Wells, a longtime University of Kentucky mathematics professor, went to bed one night pondering a maddening and fruitless decades-long search for the origins of an ancestor. He woke up the next ...

Have you ever wondered about the origins of your surname? Are you a Plymothian through and through? Now there's a way to discover just how Plymouth your surname really is with a clever website. With ...

How it works It is very simple. Users just need to enter their surname into the website and then heatmap of the UK will be created. Celebrity chef didn't mince his words when talking about this county ...

Do you know where your surname is most popular around the country? Whether you're a true Nottinghamian, or you moved here during the course of your life, there's a website which can tell you how ...

How Cov are you? Now you can find out. Experts have devised a new heatmap which reveals just how prevalent your surname is in Coventry and Warwickshire when compared to the rest of Britain. Despite ...

Read all about the history of your Irish surname or your family name's meanings in our list of most common Irish last names. Ever wondered about the history behind your Irish name? Where did your ...