Surname

  • 21Surname map — Surname maps are maps which display and indicate the highest concentration of residents with a particular surname, or set of surnames. This information can be useful for studying the current or historic distribution of surnames, and occasionally… …

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  • 22Surname law — can refer to any law controlling the use of surnames. Specifically, it may refer to:* Surname Law (Turkey), adopted on June 21, 1934 which required the use of Western style surnames.External links* * …

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  • 23Surname-I Hümayun — The Surname I Hümayun literally translates into Imperial Festival Book, and were albums that commemorated celebrations in the ImportanceMany reasons contributed to the formulation of these festival albums. Firstly, by commissioning the albums to… …

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  • 24Surname project — A surname project is a genetic genealogy project which uses genealogical DNA tests to trace male lineage.Because surnames are passed down from father to son in many cultures, and Y chromosomes (Y DNA) are passed from father to son with a… …

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  • 25Surname Law (Turkey) — The Surname Law of the Republic of Turkey was adopted on June 21, 1934.[1] The law required all citizens of Turkey to adopt the use of surnames. Turkey s Christian and Jewish citizens were already using surnames, but Muslims generally did not use …

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  • 26Surname stroke order — The Surname Stroke Order (Simplified Chinese:姓氏笔划排列) arose as an impartial method of categorization in the order on which names appear in official documentation or in ceremonial procedure without any line of hierarchy. It is similar to an… …

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  • 27surname —    The word literally means name above, from Old French surnom, itself translating Medieval Latin supranomen, representing supra, above, and nomen, name. The reference is to an additional name, one over and above the original name. Surnames… …

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  • 28surname — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary last name, see also forename and christian name …

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  • 29surname — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. family name, cognomen, patronymic. See nomenclature. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cognomen, last name, family name, patronymic; see name 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. family name, last name,… …

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  • 30surname — sur|name [ˈsə:neım US ˈsə:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: sur above, beyond (from Old French; SURCHARGE) + name] the name that you share with your parents, or often with your husband if you are a married woman, and which in English comes at the… …

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