Family networks and school enrolment: evidence from a randomized social experiment [PDF]
, 2009 We present evidence on whether and how a household’s behavior is influenced by the presence and characteristics of its extended family. Using data from the PROGRESA program in Mexico, we exploit information on the paternal and maternal surnames of ...
Angelucci, M. +3 more
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Surnames of Georgian Jews: Historical and Linguistic Aspects
Genealogy, 2023 The article provides an analysis of several aspects of the corpus of surnames used by Jews who lived after the end of the Middle Ages in the territory that today corresponds to the Republic of Georgia.
Alexander Beider
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Assessing the performance of the Asian/Pacific islander identification algorithm to infer Hmong ethnicity from electronic health records in California. [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE:This study assesses the performance of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries Asian/Pacific Islander Identification Algorithm (NAPIIA) to infer Hmong ethnicity. DESIGN AND SETTING:Analyses of electronic health records (EHRs)
Kim, Katherine K +2 more
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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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A review of name-based ethnicity classification methods and their potential in population studies [PDF]
, 2007 Several approaches have been proposed to classify populations into ethnic groups using people's names, as an alternative to ethnicity self-identification information when this is not available.
Mateos, P
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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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Slave naming patterns : onomastics and the taxonomy of race in eighteenth-century Jamaica [PDF]
, 2001 Every year, slave owners responsible for managing estates were required by Jamaican law to submit to the local vestry an account of the whites, slaves, and livestock on their properties.
Burnard, Trevor
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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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