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For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. 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).
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Origin Total Number (2000) % (Chinese population) Character(s) Pinyin Other Forms Notes Trad. Simp. 1 Tan: Hokkien Teochew Hainanese: 237,800 9.5 陳: 陈: Chén: Chan for Cantonese, Chin for Hakka: 2 Lim: Hokkien Teochew Hainanese Hakka: 166,000 6.6 林: Lín: Lam or Lum for Cantonese: 3 Lee: Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hainanese Hakka: 112,600 ...
Arab States of the Persian Gulf: Names mainly consist of the person's name followed by the father's first name connected by the word "ibn" or "bin" (meaning "son of"). The last name either refers to the name of the tribe the person belongs to, or to the region, city, or town he/she originates from.
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.
The Saxon suffix "-ing" denotes 'son of' or 'offspring'. It is a patronymic name from the Old English pre-7th Century 'Hwita' meaning 'the white' or 'fair one'. The surname first appears in documentation from the late 11th century and has a number of variant forms ranging from 'Whiteing' and 'Whitting' to 'Witting'. [2]
McCarthy is a surname originating from the Irish noble McCarthy Clan of Cork County, Ireland. The name has spread throughout the world and is most often found in the Americas, where over 57% of individuals with the surname McCarthy are located. [1] The surname, meaning "son of Cárthach" originated in Ireland. [2]
The Scoto-Norman surname Sinclair comes from the Clan Sinclair, whose progenitors moved to Scotland and were given the land of Roslin, Midlothian by the King of Scots.. The style "Sinclair" is the most common.