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2. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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   It is a common in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and some other parts of South India that the spouse adopts her husband's first name instead of his family or surname name after marriage. [11] In Rajasthan, the community name and sometimes the gotra or clan name are used as surnames. Usage of community name as surname include: Charan, Jat, Meena, Rajput, etc.

3. Surname - Wikipedia

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   A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name.

4. Crawford (name) - Wikipedia

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   The surname is most probably derived from the Scottish place name. [5] [note 1] In some cases, the surname may be a variant of Crowfoot, a surname derived from a nickname. [7] The surname Crawford corresponds to the Scottish Gaelic MacCreamhain, [8] and the Irish de Cráfort and Mac Crábhagáin. [9]

5. Graves (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Graves is a surname of English origin. Its distribution within England is centered on Lincolnshire, followed in concentration by Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria, and East Anglia. The surname is likely a variant of Grave with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname Grave seems to have its possible origins in: 1.

6. Gibbons (surname) - Wikipedia

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   It was originally derived from the name Gislebert or Gillebert, which is composed of the Germanic elements Gisil which means "hostage", "pledge", or "noble youth," and berht, which means "bright" or "famous." [3] Most of those with the surname hail from Mayo and are a branch of the great Burke family, which played a prominent role in the Norman ...

7. Taylor (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Taylor is a surname of English origin. It is believed to have developed in England after the Norman invasion. Possibly coming from the Norman occupational surname (meaning tailor) in France. [1] [2] derived from the Old French tailleur ("cutter"), [3] which derived from the Catalan Tauler meaning cutting board, or the Galician Tello meaning tile.