NounSingular surname Plural surnames surname (plural surnames)
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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases a surname is a family name; the family-name meaning first appeared in 1375. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". It is also known as a "last name". In some cultures, the surname may be a patronymic or matronymic. Some cultures, for example the Burmese and some Javanese, do not use surnames. In some cases, such as Chinese Indonesians and Chinese Thais, certain ethnic groups are subject to political pressure to change their surnames, in which case surnames can lose their family-name meaning. For instance, Indonesian business tycoon Liem Swie Liong (林绍良) "indonesianised" his name to Sudono Salim. In this case "Liem" (林) was rendered by "Salim", a name of Arabic origin, while "Sudono", a Javanese name with the honorific prefix "su-" of Sanskrit origin, was supposed to be a rendering of "Swie Liong". From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the meaning and origin of the surname KERRISON? Q. My son has a homework assignment in which he has to research the history and meaning of his surname. All I have amanaged to find out so far is that it is English dating back to the 11th century (but I don't know how reliable this is). If anyone has any ideas my son would be very grateful - we have trawled the net, but found no sites that will provide the information for free. Asked by ruthkerrison - Wed Jan 23 14:11:31 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. English im not sure Answered by maxiumus - Wed Jan 23 17:15:39 2008 What is a good surname to go with the first name Kingston? Q. I'm planning out my characters for a novel I'm writing and I want to name my main character Kingston. I just need a good and strong surname to go with it. I was thinking Kingston Oliver but I'm not too sure. Asked by HiddenStar - Wed May 27 00:20:25 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. kingston hammons kingston matthews kingston foxx kingston kelfish kingston holsworth could u answer my question ? Answered by pretty gal - Wed May 27 00:34:43 2009 How to renew Indian Passport on the expiry of 10 yrs period and how to change surname after marriage?
Q. My daughter is married after she got her passport in Jan' 1999. 1.What is the procedure to renew the passport and 2.What is the procedure to change the surname in her renewed passport? Asked by venkataramana m - Mon May 12 07:04:14 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Go to your nearest Regional paasport office and take a passsport application and fill up along with required documents and submit a copy of the wedding card for surname change. Answered by Kutty_21 - Mon May 12 08:17:06 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "surname"  news.google.com Washington City Paper (blog) ... next to nothing about him mostly that he was a favorite of celebrities and yet he still seemed ubiquitous to me, and not just because of his surname . ... and more » news.google.com Federal Baseball (blog) AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) If you want to go and buy that Washington Nationals name and number t-shirt with Chien-Ming Wang's surname on the back, ... and more » news.google.com Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Each Shell Bears The Surname Of A Settler In New France. The placement of the books within the piece forms what artist Lincourt sees as a bird's eye view of ... and more » From Google News Search: "surname"  bownehistory.org 446px x 371px | 71.20kB [source page] C | D | E | F | G | H | I J | K |  bownehistory.org 900px x 371px | 130.20kB [source page] Sa St | St Sw | T | U V | W | Y Z | Groups | From Yahoo Image Search: "surname"  glassbottomblog.blogspot.com Sarang hu, 25 Feb 2010 04:04:00 GM Last year a Chinese friend of mine asked me if I knew what the smallest N was such that the first N . surnames. would cover half the population of, e.g., the US or the UK. I estimated 100 or so and forgot all about it until -- looking up ...  lfmccauley.blogspot.com Linda McCauley Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:05:00 GM Today's . surname. is Bennett, the name of one of my great grandmothers. (I've included Ahnentafel numbers to make the relationships clearer.) 4. John William McCauley (aka Thomas Jefferson Lanier) - (my paternal grandfather) ...  whereicomefrom2.blogspot.com Robin Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:30:00 GM (note: the following information came from the Ancestory.com . surname. informaton and family facts). Scottish and Irish: variant spelling of Dugan. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 ... From Google Blog Search: "surname" |
