Hispanic Surnames Genealogy Book

Description

Hispanic Surnames And  Family History
Lyman D. Platt
Softbound volume totaling
349
pages. Book is in excellent condition. Just what you need for genealogy research. Per the publisher;
This is an exhaustive review of  the development of Spanish surnames in Latin America and the Hispanic United  States where there are obvious links between Latin American and Spanish families. (The word
Hispanic
refers to persons born in Latin America  or the U.S. whose parents spoke Spanish and whose principal cultural  background was Spanish;
Latin America
refers to those countries south of the U.S. border, including Puerto Rico and Cuba; and the phrase
Hispanic United States
refers historically to California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida.)
One of the principal aims of the book is to show the dispersion and commonality of Hispanic surnames throughout the Americas, with studies showing: (1) the top 1,000 Hispanic surnames in the U.S. and Latin America; (2) l,500 surnames studied by the Institute of Genealogy and History for Latin America (sponsors of this work); (3) the 12,567 Hispanic surnames in the 1980 U.S. census; and (4) surnames unique to particular Latin American countries.
At the very heart of the book is a bibliography of      Hispanic family histories in the U.S. and Latin America, certainly the most      extensive list of its kind ever compiled.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"This volume is packed with information about surnames. Its bibliography of      Hispanic family histories is extensive and one-of-a-kind."--COLONIAL LATIN      AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW (Summer 1998), p. 350.
"Libraries which take pride in the comprehensiveness of their reference      collections will find Lyman Platt's work a welcome addition."--FEDERATION OF      GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES FORUM, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring 1997), p. 47.
"
Hispanic Surnames
is recommended for libraries with genealogical      collections and an interest in Hispanic studies."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS      ANNUAL, Vol. 28 (1996), p. 165.
"...it serves as a useful guide to material already in print."--THE NEW YORK      GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD, Vol. 127, No. 3 (July 1996).
"[Platt's] pathbreaking work is essential purchase for homes and libraries      with an interest in Hispanic biography, culture, genealogy, and history."
--LIBRARY      JOURNAL (May 15, 1996).
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