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- What is a last name - FamilySearch
What is a last name? The acquisition of a last name varies among cultures Within English-speaking countries, a child is typically given the surname of the father Other traditions use the surname inherited by the mother from her father, and still others use a combination of the parents’ surnames
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- India Naming Customs • FamilySearch
The father's first name is used as a surname in certain Southern states, such as Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Spouses and children take on the first name of the father as their last name or 'surname' Muslim surnames generally follow the same rules used in Pakistan
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Sometimes it is possible to guess where a surname originated through surname distribution maps These maps graphically display locations where surnames occurred at different periods in time
- Davis Name Meaning and Davis Family History at FamilySearch
The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies )
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This is anything that comes after the surname and that leads to more information about that person In the complete name Sean Melbornito Yergensen, Jr , the abbreviation “Jr ”—short for Junior—is the name suffix
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