- A
surname,
family name, or last name is the
mostly hereditary portion of one's
personal name that
indicates one's family. It is
typically combined with...
- or composite) and two
surnames (the
first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the
first surname is the father's
first surname, and the
second is the...
-
Chinese names begin with
surnames,
unlike the
Western tradition in
which surnames are
written last.
Around 2,000 Han
Chinese surnames are
currently in use...
- A
toponymic surname or
habitational surname or
byname is a
surname or
byname derived from a
place name,
which included names of
specific locations, such...
-
family surname and the father's
family surname (rarely only one
surname,
sometimes more than two). For practicality,
usually only the last
surname (excluding...
- This is a list of
Korean surnames, in
Hangul alphabetical order. The most
common Korean surname (particularly in
South Korea) is Kim (김),
followed by Lee...
- ****anese
surnames (姓, sei), as
determined by
their kanji,
although many of
these are
pronounced and
romanized similarly. Conversely, some
surnames written...
-
Smith is an
occupational surname originating in England. It is the most
prevalent surname in the
United Kingdom, the
United States, Australia, Canada,...
- English-language
surname. It was the 19th most
common surname in
Ireland in 1901 with 15,417 members. It is the 34th most
common surname in Australia, 32nd...
- This
article contains lists of the most
common surnames in most of the
countries of Europe,
including Armenia, Kosovo, and five
transcontinental countries...
