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Surnames and Y-chromosomal markers reveal low relationships in Southern Spain. [PDF]

open access: goldPLoS ONE, 2015
A sample of 416 males from western and eastern Andalusia has been jointly analyzed for surnames and Y-chromosome haplogroups and haplotypes. The observed number of different surnames was 222 (353 when the second surname of the Spanish system of naming is
Rosario Calderón   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Rakamaz régi német családnevei [PDF]

open access: yesNévtani Értesítő, 2011
Old family names of German origin in Rakamaz     Rakamaz today is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary. At the beginning of the 18th century it became almost depopulated.
Lajos Mizser
doaj   +4 more sources

Intergenerational Mobility and the Informative Content of Surnames [PDF]

open access: green, 2013
We propose a new methodology for measuring intergenerational mobility in economic wellbeing. Our method is based on the joint distribution of surnames and economic outcomes.
Guell, Maia   +2 more
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Surnames in Adoption: (Re)creating Identities of Belonging

open access: yesGenealogy, 2023
Names are increasingly recognised in sociology as important routes for understanding family relationships, as well as familial and individual identities. In this article, we use qualitative ‘name story’ data to examine the meanings of surnames for adults
Jan Flaherty   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Surnames in modern Russia

open access: yesAnnals of Human Biology, 2019
Background: Previous studies on Russian surnames have been based on outdated and inconsistent sources; they also had limited territorial coverage and population samples constrained by Russian ethnicity.
Valeriy Yumaguzin, Maria Vinnik
exaly   +2 more sources

Szlovák eredetű családnevek Bereg megyében [PDF]

open access: yesNévtani Értesítő, 2013
Slovak family names from Bereg County     Many Hungarian inhabitants of the historical Bereg County bear family names of Slovak origin. The author presents the settlements where these people live.
Lajos Mizser
doaj   +3 more sources

Uzvārdi ar fizioģeogrāfiskas (paaugstināta reljefa) semantikas etimonu [PDF]

open access: yesBaltistica, 2012
SURNAMES OF GEOGRAPHICAL(ELEVATED TERRAIN) ORIGINSummaryThe focus of the study is on Latvian personal names, which are coined on the the basis of Latvian apellative lexis.
Pauls Balodis
doaj   +3 more sources

Beregi ruszin eredetű családnevek [PDF]

open access: yesNévtani Értesítő, 2012
Ruthenian family names from Bereg County     Many Hungarian inhabitants of the historical Bereg County bear family names of Ruthenian origin. The author presents the settlements where these people live.
Lajos Mizser
doaj   +3 more sources

A japán vezetéknevek [PDF]

open access: yesNévtani Értesítő, 2012
Japanese surnames     The structure of today’s Japanese personal names is straightforward: they consist of a surname and a given name. By contrast, to read a surname or to choose the appropriate kanji to record a surname is extremely complicated ...
Kazumi Uchikawa
doaj   +3 more sources

Nicknames and Surnames; Neglected Origins of Family Names, Especially Surnames Derived from Inn Signs

open access: diamondNames, 1991
Surnames come from more diverse sources than are recognized in the four categories set out by Elsdon Smith (in his New Dictionary of American Family Names).
Leonard R. N. Ashley!
doaj   +2 more sources

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