A Grammar of American Surnames

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant mark

Excerpt from A Grammar of American Surnames: Being an Introduction to the Study of American Nomenclature; And Containing Twenty Thousand Names Heretofore Unknow

"Replica of the 1921 'revised and enlarged' second edition"--Jacket

Looks at the development of hereditary surnames and provides a listing of the most common surnames in the United States.

This revised and updated edition of The American Patriot's Handbook gives an authoritative and concise introduction to the ideas, events, and personalities that

The American Language, first published in 1919, is H. L. Mencken's book about the English language as spoken in the United States. Mencken was inspired by "the