SURNAME
Feb 15, 2022
1 minute
Common Origins of Surnames
PLACE NAMES
person may have adopted a surname based on the description of a nearby place, or their place of origin. This could have been a local landmark (like a hill, valley, river in English and - in German or Ashkenazi Jewish names—that indicate someone came from another place (e.g., Berliner for someone from Berlin).
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