Lasker, Gabriel Ward, <br/><br/>
Surnames and genetic structure / 
 Surnames & Genetic Structure 
Gabriel Ward Lasker ; with maps and diagrams, prepared by C.G.N. Mascie-Taylor, A.J. Boyce, and G. Brush, of the distribution of 100 surnames in England and Wales. 
 - Cambridge :  Cambridge University Press,  1985. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 148 pages) :  digital, PDF file(s). 
 - Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ;  1 .
 - Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ;  1. .
<br/><br/> Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 
<br/><br/> Surnames are inherited in much the same way as are biological traits. Since surnames were generally adopted - in Europe during Medieval times - their distribution has become very uneven: analysis of the present geographic patterns provides an insight into the kind of redistribution of genes that has resulted from all the migrations of the intervening years.  Using non-technical language and a minimum of mathematics, this book presents a lucid description and evaluation of these studies of the genetic structure of human populations. A special feature is the appendix which presents computer-generated maps and distribution diagrams of 100 common surnames in England and Wales. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780511983351 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human population genetics--Great Britain.<br/>Names, Personal--Great Britain.<br/>Human population genetics--Methodology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN289  / .L37 1985 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>573.2/15