surnames in English

noun
1
a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name.
Many people who have Hispanic surnames are not Hispanic.
verb
1
give a surname to.
Eddie Penham, so aptly surnamed, had produced a hand-painted sign for us

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2. The three Chinese characters that make up his name are incidentally the first three surnames in the Hundred Family Surnames.

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5. Did any of these forms mutate into hereditary surnames?

6. name, maiden name, forenames, former surnames and aliases

7. Teachers called girls by their surnames in this school.

8. The majority of surnames comprise one, two or three kanji characters.

9. This name generator will give you 10 random Belgian names and surnames

10. This name generator will give you 10 random Algerian names and surnames

11. Because of this definition, Burghers almost always have European surnames (mostly of Portuguese

12. Bessarabia Surnames Origins Index; Heimatbuch der Dobrudscha Deutschen Surname Index; Christian Fiess Indices

13. Bynames contrast with the inherited surnames which are pretty much universal in …

14. Bynames contrast with the inherited surnames which are almost universal in the modern world

15. Noble surnames, such as Barranco, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people

16. A linguistic analysis of German surnames on basic of telephone book of the town Nideggen

17. Research Baze in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH

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20. Noble surnames, such as Barrios, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people

21. Noble surnames, such as Brabant, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people

22. Noble surnames, such as Bourgogne, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people

23. Every barrister is entitled and expected to address other practising barristers of whatever eminence by their surnames.

24. It's not easy to find, but FTDNA does give a reason for Bolded surnames, in the Learning Center page "Family Finder - Matches." I found it by searching for "Bold Surnames" and looking at the resulting pages

25. France Noble surnames, such as Coyer, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people

26. Brogan or O'Brogan Coat of Arms, Last Names, Surnames, Family Names, Crests, Genealogy, Family Tree, Ancestry, IrishCollection

27. Over the past two decades, double-Barrelled surnames have become a lot more popular in the UK.

28. Aachen is a habitation name, which is one of the categories of surnames that were derived from place-names

29. Women do not normally change their surnames upon marriage, except in places with more Western influences such as Hong Kong.

30. Bajada Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

31. Anticke Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

32. Bushie Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

33. Abiden Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

34. Ahem Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

35. It originates from the region called Braganza and according to the Dictionary of Surnames, the city of Braga in Northern Portugal

36. Cappellini and Capellini are Italian surnames, possibly derivatives of Capelli or Capello.It is also used as a Spanish surname

37. Cowarding Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

38. Bantling Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

39. Conchie Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

40. Alcid Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

41. The surnames Osgood, Osborn, and Oswald all contain the os- root that, in Anglo-Saxon, corresponded to the as- of the Aesir.

42. Bardsley's Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames states that "Wasse" was Anciently and still is a common surname in Yorkshire

43. Bessarabia Surnames Origins Index; Heimatbuch der Dobrudscha Deutschen Surname Index; Christian Fiess Indices; Search the Letter Archives for this village

44. Beckering Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

45. Bristing Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

46. Ails Name Meaning Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.

47. It is reasonable to assume that the most frequent Ruthenian surnames in Ruski Krstur are those with eight, seven and six Cognomens.

48. These pages will attempt to document all there is to know about the Byres and variant surnames of BYERS and BYARS.

49. Under Satsuma's rule, names of Amami people underwent a great change, and they are today known for many unique one-character surnames.

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