Guild of One-Name Studies
One-name studies, Genealogy
Study: Emblin
Variants: Embelin, Emblem, Emblen, Embling, Emblyn
Category: 3 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way on a global basis.
DNA website: www.familytreedna.com/public/emblin
Contact: Mr Ian Emblin
The purpose of my study is to provide a resource for those interested in the family name.
My database currently contains more than 12,000 people with the family name, from different parts of the world, predominantly the United Kingdom, Australia and the USA.
My registration with the Guild is for 'Emblyn, Embling, Emblyn, Emblem, Emblen and Emblin' but there are, of course, many other variants including Embley, Emlyn and - as they start with a vowel - with the addition of 'H' to all of them, as in the case of Hemblin and Hamblyn.
I am convinced that, in old records, the spelling of the name is immaterial. Many cases exist of children (within the same family) having being registered with a different spelling for their family name and their parents have two or even three variations of a surname.
My data-base contains more than 4,000 Emblins and their relatives, from a variety of sources.
I am most grateful for the on-going and excellent co-operation I receive from a number of correspondents worldwide.