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  2. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    Typically, the oldest East Finnish surnames were formed from the first names of the patriarchs of the families, e.g. Ikävalko, Termonen, Pentikäinen. In the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, new names were most often formed by adding the name of the former or current place of living (e.g. Puumalainen < Puumala ).

  3. Khan (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Khan ( / xɑːn /) is an ancient Indo-European surname and in the variant of 'Khan' of Turko-Mongol origin, used as a title used in various global regions [ 1] today most commonly found in parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and Iran.

  4. Campbell (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Campbell is a Scottish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth")—that had originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed." [ 2] Clan Campbell, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient Britons of Strathclyde. [ 3]

  5. Wilson (name) - Wikipedia

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    Wilson is an English, Scottish, and Northern Irish surname, common in the English-speaking world, with several distinct origins. The name is derived from a patronymic form of Will, a popular medieval name. The medieval Will is derived from any of several names containing Old Norse or the first Germanic element wil, meaning "desire". [ 1]

  6. Anderson (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Anderson is a surname deriving from a patronymic meaning "son of Ander/Andrew" (itself derived from the Greek name "Andreas", meaning "man" or "manly").. In Scotland, the name first appeared in records of the 14th century as "Fitz Andreu" (meaning son of Andrew), and developed in various forms by the Scottish Gaelic patronymic of "MacGhilleAndrais" which means "servant of St. Andrew".

  7. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The Indian name is alternatively derived from Brahmadesh ( Sanskrit: ब्रह्मादेश ), "land of Brahma ". [citation needed] A folk etymology of Myanma derives it from myan ("fast") and mar ("tough", "strong"). [citation needed] Myanmar, the present endonym: As above.

  8. Lewis (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Variant form (s) Lewes, Louis, Luis. Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins. One of the origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman personal name Lowis, Lodovicus. This name is from the post-Classical Latin name Ludovicus, the latinized form of the Germanic name Hlūtwīg, meaning ...

  9. Miller (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Miller (surname) Miller and Millar are surnames of English, German, Irish or Scottish origin. Miller is a common surname in: the United States (where it is the 7th most common surname), Bahamas (14th), Falkland Islands / United Kingdom (17th), Cayman Islands and Canada (18th), Jamaica (22nd), Scotland / United Kingdom (24th), New Zealand (36th ...

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