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Genealogy, 2020 DNA analysis has enabled a much deeper interrogation of our surnames, Keesing and Fitzpatrick, than was possible via traditional genealogical research. This can inform us regarding the potential ‘hidden’ complexities of some surnames. Through
Esther Fitzpatrick, Mike Fitzpatrick
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Toponīmiskas izcelsmes uzvārdi Latvijā: sastatāmais aspekts
Baltistica, 2011 LATVIAN SURNAMES OF TOPONYMIC ORIGIN: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSISSummaryThis article is devoted to the question of the origin of Latvian surnames in comparison with personal names in the neighbouring languages – Estonian, Finnish, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian,
Pauls Balodis
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Ptica u hrvatskome prezimenskome mozaiku
Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, 2021 Findings of the previous research suggest that, although the first records of surnames on the territory of the contemporary Republic of Croatia date back to the 12th century, it is with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) that they became increasingly and ...
Josip Lasić
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ANTROPONYMICS OF PEREYASLAV CRAFTSMEN IN THE 1760s
Місто: історія, культура, суспільство, 2018 The article deals with the surnames and names of the Pereyaslav craftsmen. The analysis of personal names was made on the basis of the General Description of Left-bank Ukraine or Rumyantsev Register, conducted in 1766.
Oksana Kovalenko
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A Note on the 25 Most Frequent Surnames from the 2000 United States Census Bureau List
Names, 2017 This note uses the United States Census Bureau database of the 1,000 most frequent surnames from the US census of 2000. It discusses briefly the meaning and origin of the notion of surname.
Frank Nuessel
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The surname space of the Czech Republic: examining population structure by network analysis of spatial co-occurrence of surnames. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 In the majority of countries, surnames represent a ubiquitous cultural attribute inherited from an individual's ancestors and predominantly only altered through marriage.
Josef Novotný, James A Cheshire
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Similarities and Differences of Surnames of Lithuanian Origin in Kurzeme and Latgale
Acta Humanitarica Academiae SaulensisThe article is dedicated to the comparative analysis of surnames of Lithuanian origin used in the Western part of Latvia, i.e. Kurzeme (including Kurzeme, Zemgale and Sēlija) and Eastern part of Latvia, i.e.
Anna Stafecka, Regina Kvašytė
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Multilinguales, 2020 This paper examines the identity anchoring of surnames within the ethnic groups present in Figuil in Northen Cameroon. An onomastic and ethnolinguistic analysis, based on seventy-six surnames, determines the attribution system of surnames as it is ...
Warayanssa Mawoune
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Evolution of surname distribution under gender-equality measures. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 We consider a model for the evolution of surname distribution under a gender-equality measure currently being discussed by the Spanish Parliament (whereby children would adopt their mother's and father's surnames in alphabetical order).
Luis F Lafuerza, Raul Toral
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Współczesne nazwiska rosyjskie pochodzenia polskiego
Studia Rossica Posnaniensia, 2013 The article presents an analysis of 349 surnames obtained from Russian telephone directories. The author discusses the most important phonetic and morphological features of Russian surnames of Polish origin, identifies their types and draws up a list of ...
Marian Wójtowicz
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