--- abstract: "In the past few years, DNA testing has begun to contribute to our understanding. It is currently emerging more clearly which surnames are multi-origin, originating with many different forefathers, and which descend from a single male ancestor.\r\n\r\nAs a case study, I shall describe the application of modern, multidisciplinary methods to the surname Plant, which has been ascribed a different meaning each time an authority has written about it. The recent emergence of a different view about this name's origins has prompted a reassessment of its meaning." altloc: [] chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: [] creators_name: - family: Plant given: John S honourific: Dr lineage: '' date: 2005 date_type: published datestamp: 2008-03-14 12:01:45 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/59/85 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: - family: Hough given: Carole honourific: Dr lineage: '' eprint_status: archive eprintid: 5985 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/5985/1/Nomina28.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: pub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: onomastics surnames lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:05 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: ~ pagerange: 115-133 pubdom: TRUE publication: 'Nomina: Journal of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland' publisher: 'Woolnough Bookbinding Ltd, Irthingborough, Northants' refereed: TRUE referencetext: ~ relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 21 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2008-03-14 12:01:45 subjects: - ling-sem - phil-metaphys succeeds: 5462 suggestions: This is to upload a better pdf version of the article. sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: 'Modern methods and a controversial surname: Plant' type: journalp userid: 6961 volume: 28