Mountbatten Windsor has been the official last name for direct descendants of the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip ...

Buckingham Palace has announced Prince Andrew will lose his royal titles and honours. But where does his surname Mountbatten ...

Shama Mohamed questions if Sarfaraz Khan’s surname cost him a spot in India A squad, sparking political and public debate.

Surname type Occupation Some of the more obvious origins of surnames come from the occupation that their ancestors held – and they remain some of the most commonly held surnames in the UK today. Smith ...

Does your surname link you to royalty – or does it mark out your ancestors as fools, philanderers – or just plain ugly? From the common (Smith), unusual (Bonehill) to the downright bizarre (Gotobed), ...

A mum says she is branded a "slapper" for having four children by three different dads - and says the judgment of being a "4x3 mum" makes her feel like a "bad parent". Laura Monnery, 36, had her first ...

The Constitutional Court of South Africa has just delivered a judgement that, on the face of it, looks like a small administrative tweak. Husbands may now legally adopt their wives’ surnames, a right ...

Read all about the history of your Irish surname or your family name's meanings in our list of most common Irish last names. Ever wondered about the history behind your Irish name? Where did your ...

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If you've ever fancied yourself living like royalty, you might be nearer to it than you realise. Royal family trees are enormous, sprawling networks, with centuries of marriages, births and deaths ...

Many of us like to imagine we are distantly related to royalty and that like Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries we will be whisked away to live in a castle. Some celebrities are known to have a ...

Hear ye, hear ye! If you've ever felt that there's just a certain... regal energy to you, or that you'd have made a really good king or queen, or at least a decent noblewoman, it turns out there could ...