Derek Heritage, who began studying his own family line over two decades ago, has now registered a one-name study of the Heritage surname. The first known location of the name is in Oxfordshire, England from where it progressed to its worldwide presence today. You are encouraged to see what Derek has found at his Members’ Websites Project website https://heritage.one-name.net/, where he explores thousands of people associated with the name working in occupations such as agriculture, innkeeping and funeral directors.

The research of Jess Jephcott and the members of the Jephcott Society over the past 40 years is now being shared through the Members’ Websites Project at http://jephcott.one-name.net/. The site reflects an amazing journey in search of a surname that has been traced back to the 15th century in the parish of Ansty, Warwickshire, England near Coventry. The Society has explored at least 14 spellings of the name and is still going strong today. [Click to continue …]

The Eastlake surname is thought to have originated in a place called Byestelake, Devon by the 1300s. For centuries, it spread slowly through Devon and Cornwall but in the 17th century it began its worldwide spread and is now most often found in North America and the South Pacific. Check out Kim Baldacchino’s research at https://eastlake.one-name.net/.

We invite you to visit https://byatt.one-name.net/ to see what Marie Byatt has discovered about her surname. The site already provides information on over 3000 people, organised into family branches, connected with the surnames Byatt, Byott, Byart and Biat.