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Urban Planet: London’s Surnames

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Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.

University College London Geography professor James Cheshire has mapped the 15 most common surnames and their places of residence in London. Sunames are colour coded by their origin and scaled by their frequency.

Image from Flowing Data

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