Research led by University of Leicester geneticists, comparing the DNA of 150 pairs of men who share British surnames, has shown that about a quarter of pairs are linked genetically. Their findings ...

Researchers have shown that men with the same British surname are highly likely to be genetically linked. The results of the research have implications in the fields of forensics, genealogy, ...

Rare surnames are dropping out of national records at an "alarming" rate with some down to just a few hundred, research has shown. While the top 10 surnames in England and Wales have been "relatively" ...

British scientists, working on techniques which could help know a person's surname from his DNA, have found that between two men sharing the same surname there is a 24 per cent chance of having a ...

From current constitutional monarchies to ancient dynasties that have lasted for hundreds of years, these powerful royal last names are full of gravitas. Explore the famous and lesser-known royal ...

THERE is perhaps room for a new history of British surnames since Bardsley and Harrison published their works on the subject. Mr. Ewen has given his history a wider scope than Bardsley and has brought ...

Track the origins of your surname with these seven last name 'types'... Do you know where your surname comes from? For a lot of you reading this (this writer included) your surname won't actually have ...

The royal family is certainly different than most families across the United Kingdom and one of the most striking differences is how many senior royals don't actually use a surname, instead mainly ...