Surnames are the strongest historical tie we have to our ancestors. Though there might be plenty of mystery surrounding less popular last names, they tend to traditionally come from one of the ...

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 ...

Everything you need to know about the Irish surname Moran - its meaning, origins, interesting facts and famous people with the last name Moran. - Denis Moran is the first recorded Moran to settle in ...

Last names or surnames offer information on ancestry, occupation, geography, and even social standing. In several countries, certain surnames have gained such a majority that they are representative ...

NORFOLK, Va. — There's a name that means power to Dunnsville, Virginia man Ronnie Sidney II: Lewis Corbin. Corbin was Sidney's third great-grandfather. He escaped slavery from the Bellevue Plantation ...

Under the glass of a smartphone screen, a lot is happening that users never see. Modern mobile search technology does more than fetch pages; it guesses intent, corrects spelling, personalizes results, ...

An analysis of nationwide phone book listings has revealed the most common last name in each US state, offering a new look at regional differences in family history. Last names often carry the story ...

This photo taken Nov. 9, 2010, shows Emily Goodmann, a doctoral student who is doing her dissertation on the history of the telephone book. Ancestry, with the help of the white pages, researched the ...