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Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,354 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles concerned with one surname. Use template {} to populate this category. However, do not use the template on disambiguation pages that contain a list of people by family name.
An article in this category consists of or includes a list of people that share a surname or family name. Such articles are typically either split from long surname articles (as in the case of Johnson (surname) split from Johnson ) or are surname articles that need expansion.
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An early occurrence of this surname (of a personal residing near a wood) is de la Wode, recorded in Hertfordshire, England, in 1242. [2] The locational name also appeared in early records Latinised as de Bosco [3] (from the Old French bois, meaning "wood"). [4] Another derivation for the surname is from a nickname of an eccentric or violent ...
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in African countries; Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries; Lists of most common surnames in European countries; Lists of most common surnames in North American countries; Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries
If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë). Since the names are found most commonly in Malsi e Madhe (North) and Labëri (South ...
Pages in category "Surnames from nicknames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 548 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .