Van Dijk, J;
Lansley, G;
Lan, T;
Longley, P;
(2019)
Using the spatial analysis of family names to gain insight into demographic change.
In: Fairbairn, David and Robson, Craig, (eds.)
Proceedings of the Geographical Information Science Research Conference ( GISRUK 2019).
GISRUK (Geographic Information Science Research United Kingdom): Newcastle, UK.
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Abstract
This paper describes the steps involved to prepare the largest ever quantitative analysis of the distribution of surnames in Great Britain. We describe the method to estimate approximately 1.2 million surname distributions using Kernel Density Estimates (KDEs) for seven years of historic census data and twenty years of contemporary Consumer Registers. We argue that these surname distributions could offer valuable insight into processes of contagious and hierarchical diffusion of populations as well as the regional distinctiveness of demographic change and stasis.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Using the spatial analysis of family names to gain insight into demographic change |
| Event: | Geographical Information Science Research Conference (GISRUK 2019), 23-26 April 2019, Newcastle, UK |
| Location: | Newcastle, UK |
| Dates: | 23 April 2019 - 26 April 2019 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.newcastle.gisruk.org/proceedings/ |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | surname distributions; kernel density estimates; historic census; consumer registers |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of Geography |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10075406 |
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