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Most common surnames in Britain mapped

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Dr Pablo Mateos

A team of geographers at University College London, led by Prof. Paul Longley and Muhammad Adnan have created a map of the most popular surnames around Britain. http://bit.ly/17NZHcD The map shows the distribution of the top three surnames by area using … Continue reading →

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Paper published in PLOS ONE

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Dr Pablo Mateos

Forget Social Networks, our names link us together in cultural and ethnic communities worldwide Our forenames and surnames are connected into distinct global networks of cultural, ethnic and linguistic communities. These are revealed for the first time y a team … Continue reading →

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Joined the Editorial Board of Human Biology

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Dr Pablo Mateos

Pablo Mateos joins the Editorial Board of the journal Human Biology Human Biology is the official publication of the American Association of Anthropological Genetics (AAAG). It publishes multidisciplinary articles on human biology and evolution with an anthropological focus.  It has proved as … Continue reading →

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National Geographic publishes UCL surname map of the U.S.

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Dr Pablo Mateos

National Geographic magazine has published a tag map of US surnames compiled by geographers at University College London (UCL), James Cheshire, Paul Longley and Pablo Mateos. The February 2011 issue of National Geographic (page 22-23) includes a double spread with … Continue reading →

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