%A Dr John S Plant
%J Nomina: Journal of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland
%T Modern methods and a controversial surname: Plant
%X In the past few years, DNA testing has begun to contribute to our understanding. It is currently emerging more clearly which surnames are multi-origin, originating with many different forefathers, and which descend from a single male ancestor.

As a case study, I shall describe the application of modern, multidisciplinary methods to the surname Plant, which has been ascribed  a different meaning each time an authority has written about it. The recent emergence of a different view about this name's origins has prompted a reassessment of its meaning.
%K onomastics surnames
%P 115-133
%E Dr Carole Hough
%V 28
%D 2005
%I Woolnough Bookbinding Ltd, Irthingborough, Northants
%L cogprints5985

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