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In Europe, surnames began to be used in the 12th century, but it took several centuries before the majority of Europeans had one. The primary purpose of the surname was to further distinguish people from one another. In the 13th century about a third of the male population was named William, Richard or John *. To uniquely identify them, people began referring to different Williams as William the son of Andrew (leading to Anderson), William the cook (leading to Cook), William from the river (leading to Rivers), William the brown-haired (leading to Brown), and so on. Eventually these surnames became inherited, being passed from parents to children.

Broadly, most surnames fall into four categories.

Surnames derived from First Names include Johnson, Williams, and Thompson. Most often they are patronymic, referring to a male ancestor, but occasionally they are matronymic.
Occupational surnames refer to the occupation of the bearer. Examples include Smith, Clark, and Wright.
Locational or Topographic surnames are derived from the place that the bearer lived. Examples include Hill, Woods, and Ford.
Surnames derived from Nicknames include White, Young, and Long.
This website looks at the etymology (i.e. the linguistic origin, or meaning) and history of all types of surnames.





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Behind The `s U R N A M E`, the etymology (i.e. the linguistic origin, or meaning)
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FOR EXAMPLE . . . IF YOU TAKE THE ALIAS' `VOICE` OR `CROWNSEVENALPHABET`,
THE SEARCH ENGINE PRODUCES SOME SURNAME, COMPARISON'S . . .




Voice was not found in this database. Names that sound similar to Voice:
Vacca Vass Vega Vico Vigo Voss Voß Vukoja



Crownsevenalphabet was not found in this database. Names that sound similar to Crownsevenalphabet:
Cremaschi Crncevic Kranz







EXAMPLE :

Spencer
Usage: English
Extra: Statistics
An occupational surname for the person at the manor who dispensed the Lord's provisions to those who lived on his land and worked at his estate.





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Yesterday, I thought about the surname JOHHSON.

And then I read where Johnson is a surname derived from First Names.


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Surnames derived from First Names include Johnson, Williams, and Thompson. Most often they are patronymic, referring to a male ancestor, but occasionally they are matronymic.

So I found it interesting that the surname Johnson, was easily understood
through the first name : JOHN

Johnson
Usage: English, Swedish, Icelandic
Extra: Statistics
Means "son of John".






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JOHN
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: JAHN (English) [key]

English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". This name owes its popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered saints. The first was John the Baptist, a Jewish ascetic who was considered the forerunner of Jesus Christ. The second was the apostle John, who was also supposedly the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation.
This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians in the Byzantine Empire, but it flourished in Western Europe after the First Crusade. In England it became extremely popular: during the later Middle Ages it was given to approximately a fifth of all English boys.

The name (in various spellings) has been borne by 21 popes and eight Byzantine emperors, as well as rulers of England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Russia and Hungary. It was also borne by the poet John Milton (1608-1674), philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), American founding father and president John Adams (1735-1826), and poet John Keats (1795-1821). Famous bearers of the 20th century include author John Steinbeck (1902-1968), assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), and musician John Lennon (1940-1980).





Is it not interesting and very divine, to think that both John's in the
New Testament represent the beginning (Alpha) of the `Gospel
of John` and the ending (Omega) of the `Revelation` ?


JOHN THE BAPTIST ( itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious" )


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JOHN OF REVELATION ( itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious" )


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YAHWEH
Gender: Masculine

Usage: Theology

Pronounced: YAH-wah [key]

A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), transliterated into Roman script Y H W H. Because it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God it was only written and never spoken. This resulted in the original pronunciation being lost. The name may have originally been derived from the old Semitic root הוה (havah) meaning "to be" or "to become".



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