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Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin).
Jane Hawkins (1841–1904), English portrait painter. David Ramsay Hay (1798–1866), Scottish artist and interior decorator. Peter Alexander Hay (1866–1952), Scottish water-colorist. Gyoshū Hayami (速水御舟, 1894–1935), Japanese painter. Colin Hayes (1919–2003), English painter and teacher of art.
Rarer names tend to accumulate in the north and south. Huber is common in southern Bavaria and is, with the exception of Munich, the most frequent name in that area. Patronymic surnames such as Jansen/Janssen, Hansen, and Petersen are the most common names in the far north (Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein).
S. Sámi-language surnames (3 C, 7 P) Surnames of Scandinavian origin (4 C, 66 P) Surnames of Scottish origin (4 C, 573 P) Scottish Gaelic-language surnames (3 C, 31 P) Surnames of Serbian origin (1,175 P) Surnames of Slavic origin (10 C, 47 P) Slovak-language surnames (292 P)
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, [3] Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., [4] Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., [5] and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., [6] among others, 4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.
Combined names come from old traditional families and are considered one last name, but are rare. Although Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country, it is also composed of other varied European influences, such as Italian, French, Russian, German, etc. Children typically use their fathers' last names only.
Baas – The Boss. Bakker – Baker. Beek, van – From the brook. Beekhof – garden brook. Beenhouwer – Butcher. Berg, van der – From the cliff, mountain. Berkenbosch – birch wood, a grove of birch trees. Bijl, van der – "from the axe" – i.e. descended from woodcutters (lumberjacks) Boer, de – the Farmer.
A. Aaron (surname) Aarons (surname) Abarough; Abbey (surname) Abbot (surname) Abbott (surname) Abney (surname) Abrams (surname) Ace (name) Acheson (surname)