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1Family name — Last name redirects here. For the song, see Last Name. Family name Frankenstein, an example of compound German family names which were typical for Jews (New Jewish Cemetery, Prague) A family name (in Western contexts often referred to as a last… …
2Family name affixes — are a clue for family name etymology and determining ethnic origin of a person. This is a partial list of affixes.PrefixesDogra * A (Romanian) son of * ab (Welsh) son of * antune (Portuguese) Anthony * ap (Welsh) son of * abu (Arabic) father of… …
3family name — noun Date: 1699 surname 2 …
4German family name etymology — German family names were introduced during the late Middle Ages in the German language area. Usually, such family names are derived from nicknames. In etymology, they are generally classified into four groups, based on the origin of a nickname:… …
5Hollister (family name) — Hollister is an English family name from the Gloucester Region of England, United Kingdom, now most populous in the United States of America. In 1992, it was estimated that there were 2204 households in the USA, 94 in Canada, 81 in Australia, 21… …
6Manchu family name — Like the Mongols, the Manchus were simply called by given name but they had their own clan names (hala in Manchu). Hala consisted of several mukūn, the unit of exogamy. Unlike hala, mukūn did not have corresponding names. The Comprehensive Book… …
7Puri (family name) — Puri (Punjabi: ਪੁਰੀ, پــــُـــرى; Hindi: पुरी, Urdu, Hindko: پــــُـــرى), is a Kshatriya clan originating from the North Western Punjab region in modern day Pakistan. Origin and Etymology The surname itself may possibly be derived from the Purus …
8Purves (Family Name) — The Purves family history can be traced back to 1066 A.D. During the Battle of Hastings, the Purves family gave significant military service to William the Conqueror (Duke William of Normandy). Because of their achievements, William the Conqueror …
9Name change — For name changes within the Wikipedia community, see Wikipedia:Changing username. For name changes of places rather than persons, see Geographical renaming. Name change certificate issued by Christian X of Denmark in 1917 Name change generally… …
10Family law in Japan — The main family law of Japan is Part IV of nihongo|Civil Code|民法|Minpō. nihongo|Family register act|戸籍法|Kosekihō have such provisions as on nihongo|family register|戸籍|Koseki and notification to the public office. BackgroundThe Ie (家), or… …
