New Product! (Actually an old product but in a new electronic format!) This is our complete surname history for your last name - perfect for printing on your own printer- include it with your family research or store in a convenient pdf format for use later. Great for school projects! Usually 3-5 pages in length, this is an electronic product that is emailed to you within minutes of credit card processing.

The scroll work was beautifully illustrated by our noted artist and the font selected gives an "old world" feel to the document. Over 2 million copies of these histories have been sold.

Your PDF file of our Surname History requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Each Surname History includes:

• Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
• Known spelling variations
• Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
• Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
• First settlers to North America
• Notable contemporary bearers of the name
• A description of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
• Unique Certificate number

Surname histories can be up to 1,800 words long!

• Jodi, Thank you very much. I've been in a small panic since my mistake. I will mention your promptness when my friends ask about your product. Thanks again, (MWB)

• it was satisfactory very easy to use (DE)

• Hi Melissa: I have received this morning via airmail, the package containing my Coat of Arms, immediately, many people were admired about the charming and colorful pergamine -like document, claiming how could they also request their respective coat. Thanks a lot for your valuable help, as since in my childhood, many people always asked me from where my surname comes from, (even asking by myself to people from Spain and France, Canada and the U.S., wihtout no acknowledege about my surname). This is a perfect gift to my family and a reflexion about who we are and come from. (SM)

• Hi Melissa, I got them. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'VE BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. TESTIMONIAL I ordered 4 mugs which went missing in the post at no fault of house of names. I became quite panicked as to the whereabouts of my order. However I received a replacement shipment and was so impressed at the constant email contact from Melissa who kept me informed with the tracking of my order all the way over here in Australia. I'm so happy with my purchase but more impressed with the high standard of customer service they provide. I'll definitely shop here again. Kind regards, (CK)

• View Armorial History with Coat of Arms Guided Tour
• Bibliography - References used for our surname histories
• View sample history for: Donovan, Gauthier, Kowalski, MacGregor, Perelli, Schmidt