The First Fleet landed at Botany Bay, Australia in 1788.

The family names of all the men, women and children of the First Fleet originated from the British Isles.

The 1,300 individuals who landed from the First Fleet shared 824 surnames because

• all members of a family bore the same surname;

• a number of unrelated persons had the same surname, e.g. 21 named Smith, 12 named Jones, 11 named Brown.