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This Revised And Expanded Second Edition Of The Dictionary Of American Family Names Has Been Nearly Eight Years In The Making. Thanks In Large Measure To The Access That The Internet Now Gives Us To Vast Quantities Of Data, Scholarly Reference Works, And Historical Documents, It Has Been Possible To Extend The Scope Of The Dictionary In A Systematic Fashion In Order To Reflect More Accurately Both The Diversity Of American Family Names And Their True Origins-- Provided By Publisher.