Occupational last names make up some of the most common surnames found in the United States today, most notably Smith, which has been the most common last name in the USA for decades. Other names like Knight, Prince, Baker, Farmer, and Tanner all came about due to this naming tactic. Th...
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Even after that calculation, it was clear that although many first names come in and out of fashion, surnames tend to change at a much slower rate. America’s most common surname by a mile is Smith — 2.5 million Americans have it, ahead of 2 million with the surname Johnson. Now the ...
The 3 most common surnames are Li, (1) ___ and Zhang.ReasonsExample: People took "Shan" as the surname because Chinese they lived near or in (2) ___.Family namesFamily traditions(3) ___ are passed down.Come together on special days to (4) ___ ancestorsBring people togetherMeanings...
Surnames in Western Europe: A comparison of the subcontinental populations through isonymy We studied the isonymic structure of Western Europe using the distributions of 26.2 million surnames in 8 countries, 125 regions and 2094 towns of the Subc... C Scapoli,E Mamolini,A Carrieri,... - 《...
根据第一段“Our surnames are one of the most important pieces of our identity.” 以及 下文“British writer David McKie finds the origins of British family names in his new book What's in a Surname ?”可知 surname 指的就是 family name,故选C。 2.B 细节理解题。 根据第二段“ McKie ...
Not surprisingly, combinations formed by themost common surnamesand the most common given names dominate the ranking. Now, here’s the interesting part. Even if a character is predominantly associated with male or female traits, one is still free to use it for the opposite sex. For instance,...
In this post, you’ll learn thebasicsof Chinese surnames and discoverfiveof the most common ones you’re likely to encounter. The History of Chinese Surnames Throughout China’s long history, over20,000 surnameshave been recorded, though today, about 6,000 are still actively used. ...
1. GOver 300 million people living in Americ a today use around 152,000 last names. And while some of these names are common and others are unique, all of them have a story to tell.Most English surnames can be traced back to one of four sources:Place names Perhaps the most convenient...