Our Research Approach
Other organisations are more expert than OriginsInfo in the etymology (or meaning)
of names and in establishing from historic records the first appearance of different
names. Likewise OriginsInfo does not specialise in the study of how names have evolved
over the centuries. OriginsInfo does not trace ancestral lineage.
Our interests are more in the statistical and geographic patterns which can be gleaned
when one examines a comprehensive register of names, such as an electoral register
or telephone file (for personal names and family names) or the Postal Address File
(for house names and street names).
In particular we are interested in the parts of the world and the parts of Great
Britain in which different names and naming practices have originated; in how the
current geography of names can reveal patterns of migration both within and between
countries; and in the changing fashions for the naming of children, houses and streets.
The names that we study originate from many different countries, cultures, languages
and religions. We also have access to names data for many different countries.
This research is funded from sales to government and commercial organisations of
licences of the OriginsInfo software application. This allows organisations to code
customers, clients or citizens according to the origins of their forebears. Sales
of this capability are handled by Experian International, the international information
services company, and its global partners. It is Experian and its partners who have
provided OriginsInfo with access to the data files without which this study could
not have been undertaken.
Access to the OriginsInfo research for genealogical research is free to all.
Enquiries relating to the OriginsInfo software should be directed in the first instance
to:
Europe and the USA (Marketing) : Experian Business Strategies
Australia and New Zealand : MD&A
Canada : EnvironicsAnalytics
USA (Security) : NominoData
- Organisation name : NominoData
- E .mail address :
sales@nominodata.com
- Telephone contact +1 702 987-6978
Enquiries relating to research applications involving use of the data or software
should be directed to:
OriginsInfo :richardwebber@originsinfo.com
About Experian
Experian is a global leader in providing value-added information solutions to organisations
and consumers.
Experian provides information, analytics, decision-making solutions and processing
services. Using its comprehensive understanding of individuals, markets and economies,
it helps organisations to find, develop and manage customer relationships to make
their businesses more profitable.
Experian promotes greater financial health and opportunity among consumers by enabling
them to understand, manage and protect their personal information, helping them
control financial aspects of key life events and make the most advantageous financial
decisions.
Experian works with clients across diverse industries, including financial services,
telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, retail and catalogue, automotive, manufacturing,
leisure, utilities, e-commerce, property and government. A subsidiary of GUS plc
with headquarters in Nottingham, UK, and Costa Mesa, California, Experian’s 12,000
people in 31 countries support clients in more than 60 countries. Annual sales are
in excess of £1.5 billion.
Experian’s Business Strategies Division
Experian’s Business Strategies Division provides an understanding of consumers,
markets and economies in the UK and around the world, past, present and future.
Its focus is consumer profiling and market segmentation, retail property analysis,
economic forecasting and public policy research, supporting businesses, policy makers
and investors in making tactical and strategic decisions. As part of the Experian
group, the division has access to a wealth of research data and innovative software
solutions, such as the award-winning Mosaic classification system.
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