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Afrikaans-language surnames (152 P) L. ... Pages in category "Surnames of South African origin" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Surnames of South African origin (5 C, 27 P) ... Pages in category "Surnames of African origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 381 ...
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
Pages in category "Afrikaans-language surnames" The following 152 pages are in this category, out of 152 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Most of the surnames of the Brazilian population have a Portuguese origin, due to Portuguese colonization in the country (it is estimated that 80% of the Brazilian population has at least one Portuguese ancestor), while other South American countries were largely colonized by the Spanish.
The genealogy website ancestry.com recently released a map showing the three most popular last names in each state. You might be able to guess one of the most popular surnames in South Carolina ...
Pienaar is a well-known Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Pinard. [1] It was brought to South Africa in 1688 by Huguenot settlers traveling with the Dutch East India Company . [ 2 ] The extended progenitors of the Pienaar clan are Jacques Pinard, a carpenter from Eure-et-Loir , and Esther Foucher (born Suèvres , Orléanais ).
A third tradition of surnames was introduced in south Finland by the Swedish-speaking upper and middle classes, which used typical German and Swedish surnames. By custom, all Finnish-speaking persons who were able to get a position of some status in urban or learned society, discarded their Finnish name, adopting a Swedish, German or (in the ...