van Dijk, J;
Longley, PA;
(2020)
Interactive display of surnames distributions in historic and contemporary Great Britain.
Journal of Maps
, 16
(1)
pp. 68-76.
10.1080/17445647.2020.1746418.
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Abstract
We introduce a method to calculate and store approximately 1.2 million surname distributions calculated for surnames found in Great Britain for six years of historic population data and 20 years of contemporary population registers compiled from various consumer sources. We subsequently show how this database can be incorporated into an interactive web-environment specifically designed for the public dissemination of detailed surname statistics. Additionally, we argue that the database can be used in the quantitative analysis of surnames in Great Britain and potentially offer valuable insights into processes of contagious and hierarchical diffusion of populations as well as the regional distinctiveness of demographic change and stasis.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Interactive display of surnames distributions in historic and contemporary Great Britain |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17445647.2020.1746418 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2020.1746418 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Keywords: | Interactive visualisation, web mapping, surname geographies, kernel density estimation |
| 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/10094979 |
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