Surnames

Profiles that investigate possible origins, variants, distribution and limits of interpretation of each surname.

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Mesa com registros antigos, árvore genealógica, mapa de migração e lupa sobre o sobrenome MacAllister em um documento manuscrito.

Surnames15/08/20269 min read

How to discover the origin of your surname without confusing the etymology, distribution and history of your family

Discovering the origin of a surname requires separating meaning, geographic distribution, and your own family's documented lineage.

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Mapa estilizado do Brasil com marcadores de frequência de sobrenomes e documentos de registro civil ao lado

Surnames02/08/202610 min read

Does the most common surname in your city prove some family origin? Not necessarily

The frequency of a surname reveals its distribution in the 2022 Census, but does not prove local origin, kinship, ethnicity, nobility or right to citizenship.

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