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Christmas is an uncommon English-language surname.The origin is uncertain; some genealogy books state that it was given to people born near Christmas, while this is disputed by researchers, and DNA tests performed on men with the surname show that the majority of those descend from a common ancestor.
Several surnames have multiple spellings; this is sometimes due to unrelated families bearing the same surname. A single surname in either language may have multiple translations in the other. In some English translations of the names, the M(a)c- prefix may be omitted in the English, e.g. Bain vs MacBain, Cowan vs MacCowan, Ritchie vs MacRitchie.
It includes the total number of people with each surname as well as the rate per 100,000 people. Figures for the 2000 Census are also included for comparison. [10] In 2010, there were 51,089,493 people with last names in the top 100, representing 16.5% of the total (308,745,538).
These different linguistic backgrounds are reflected in differing frequencies of surnames, as shown in the table below. On 31 December 1997 there were 316 295 different surnames in Belgium (total population: 11,521,238). Note — the following table contains the ten most common surnames in each of the three federal regions as of 1 January 2021 ...
In India, surnames are placed as last names or before first names, which often denote: village of origin, caste, clan, office of authority their ancestors held, or trades of their ancestors. The use of surnames is a relatively new convention, introduced during British colonisation.
This category is for mythical and/or fictional characters who play a role in Christmas Stories and/or folktales. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
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It has increased in usage in recent years for both boys and girls in the United States along with other mythological names, but is still more used for boys. [1] The name has also increased in usage for boys in the United Kingdom and Turkey. [2] It is also a primarily Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from an Arabic word meaning satin. [3]