It says nowadays there are some 45,000 different English surnames drawn from sources including trades, places and nicknames.

And often they do not use a surname at all ... Kingdom which has continued to the present day.” The cover of the British passport features the Royal Arms, and is emblazoned with the words ...

Royal surnames only came into existence after 1917. Before then, members of the British royal family would employ the name of the house or dynasty to which they belonged, such as Hanover - i.e ...