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- What is a last name - FamilySearch
What is a last name? The acquisition of a last name varies among cultures Within English-speaking countries, a child is typically given the surname of the father Other traditions use the surname inherited by the mother from her father, and still others use a combination of the parents’ surnames
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Sometimes it is possible to guess where a surname originated through surname distribution maps These maps graphically display locations where surnames occurred at different periods in time
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- Davis Name Meaning and Davis Family History at FamilySearch
The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies )
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Most of the time the surname spelling changed to accommodate the different phonetic spelling in the English language In other words, the recorder tried to write the name the way he heard it Surnames may also have been translated outright into English, sometimes with a slight twist
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