Category: worldnames

Paper published in PLOS ONE

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Forget Social Networks, our names link us together in cultural and ethnic communities worldwide Our forenames and surnames are connected into distinct global networks of cultural, ethnic and linguistic communities. These are revealed for the first time y a team … Continue reading →

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ethnicity, linguistics, names, network clustering, New Zealand, News, PLoS ONE, Publications, Social Networks, surnames, worldnames

My Academic Research: What’s in a Name?

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I have spent the last few years investigating the geography of family names (also called surnames). I work with the team who assembled the UCL Department of Geography Worldnames Database that contains the names and geographic locations of over 300 million people in nearly 30 countries (a few of these are yet to be added to the website). My research has …

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Clustering, europe, geodemographics, Great Britain, lasker, nei, population genetics, Resources, Surname, surnames, UCL, worldnames

Media coverage

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My own research and/or the projects in which I have worked with others at UCL Geography and CASA have gained attention through the following media features: Selected media features 2006-2008 2008  ‘Website maps surnames worldwide” BBC News, 30 Aug http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7588968.stm … Continue reading →

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BBC News, global, Maps, media, name frequencies, names, News, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, worldnames