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About the Etherton one-name study ? ...

It's a study of the occurence of the Etherton surname on both a national (U.K) and international level. This study includes:

• Details of my own Etherton line
• Details of other Etherton groups
• Information regarding the distribution of the name
• Profiles of Ethertons who left their mark in particular fields
• Details fo the Etherton DNA project being run by Relative Genetics

For further details regarding one-name studies check out this site Guild of One Name Studies

Why ? ...

I have been investigating my own Etherton line since 2004. When the investigation into my own lineage began to dry up, I came across the concept of a one-name study and decided this might be a good way to firstly, continue with my interest in genealogy and secondly, at some time in the distant future, to perhaps enable me to overcome my own personal brick wall