num_pages: 311
description: Perhaps surprisingly considering the importance of Oxford's university and the significance of the city as a trading centre, the county's surnames display much continuity over a long period, from the time when hereditary surnames first appeared to the 17th century and later. There is also more evidence in Oxfordshire regarding surnames and the origin of surname conventions than there is in most counties.
language: English
title: The Surnames of Oxfordshire
titlecomplete: The Surnames of Oxfordshire
series: English Surnames Series
publisher: Leopard's Head Press