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"In Belgium, 15,330 patronymics fall into the category of names borne by over 100 people." |
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"Coming from the medieval French word 'surnom' translating as "above-or-over name," surnames or descriptive names trace their use back to 11th century France." |
- Acadian
Surnames
Acadian Genealogy Homepage
- Anglicized
French Surnames
Compiled by Robert E. Chenard
- The
distribution and geographical origin of some French surnames
Centre d'Etudes Demographiques, Universite Lumiere, Lyon, France
- French Surname Meanings
- French
Surname Meanings & Origins
Genealogy.About.com - Heraldry
For Surnames From France
MyHistories.com - Regional
French Surnames
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"With roots in the Germanic middle ages, German surnames have been around since the 1100s. They are often very easy to identify, if you either know a little German, or know which clues to look for." |
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"The French emperor Napoleon obliged surnames in 1811 in the Netherlands. A lot of people already had a surname, but from then on it was required." |
- 15th Century Dutch Surnames
- Dutch
Genealogy: Surnames in the Netherlands
Genealogy.About.com - Dutch Last Name Meanings
- Dutch
Surnames
A Databank of predominantly Dutch surnames with a connection to the former Dutch East Indies. -Names, Names, & More Names: Locating Your Dutch Ancestors in Colonial America
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