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In Romania, like in most of Europe, it is customary for a child to take his father's family name, and a wife to take her husband's last name. However, this is not compulsory – spouses and parents are allowed to choose other options too, as the law is flexible (see Art. 282, [ 24 ] Art. 449 [ 25 ] Art. 450.
The most common surname remains Smith; over two million Americans have that name and it is the most common name for white, native and multiracial residents. The most common name among black Americans was Williams and the most common name among Asian Americans was Nguyen. The name Wilson was 10th in the 2000 census but was replaced by Martinez ...
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
Smith is an occupational surname [3] originating in England. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom, [1] [4] the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, [5] and the fifth most common surname in the Republic of Ireland.
Miller and Millar are surnames of English, German, Irish or Scottish origin.. Miller is a common surname in: the United States (where it is the 7th most common surname), Bahamas (14th), Falkland Islands/United Kingdom (17th), Cayman Islands and Canada (18th), Jamaica (22nd), Scotland/United Kingdom (24th), New Zealand (36th) and Australia (38th).
The name Roosevelt is an American toponymic surname derived from the Dutch surname Van Rose(n)velt, meaning "from rose field" or "of a rose field."The most famous bearers of this name come from the Roosevelt family, a merchant and political family descended from the 17th-century immigrant to New Netherland Claes Maartenszen van Rosenvelt.
Ó Mórda. Moore (pronounced / m ʊər / or / m ɔːr /) is a common English-language surname.It was the 19th most common surname in Ireland in 1901 with 15,417 members. [2] It is the 34th most common surname in Australia, 32nd most common in England, [1] and was the 16th most common surname in the United States in 2000.
English Americans (historically known as Anglo-Americans) are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England.In the 2020 United States census, English Americans were the largest group in the United States with 46.6 million Americans self-identifying as having some English origins (many combined with another heritage) representing (19.8%) of the White American population.