I was wondering about the origin of family names.
In English, and also in nordic european countries names imply you are the son of somebody, that is to identify you with some clan.. So you have Jackson, Johnson, Richardson, Robertson etc ( and in nordic countries Olsen, Andersen etc )
In German, most family names imply a "beruf" or profession, So you are a member of a professional group like Schuhmacher, Bäker, Meier, Fisher, Köchler etc etc... .
In French family names imply an attribute or characteristic or belonging to some region or place and maybe to identify the appartenance to some society or some Lord. So you have LeBlanc, LeNoir but also DuPont, DuCheval, DeLaCrosse, DuChâteu etc etc...
In Italian names are mostly in plural indicating maybe you are part of a group of equals, so you have Castelli, Cantelli, Brioni, Canali, Guiliani, Pecorini etc...
What do you think ?
In English, and also in nordic european countries names imply you are the son of somebody, that is to identify you with some clan.. So you have Jackson, Johnson, Richardson, Robertson etc ( and in nordic countries Olsen, Andersen etc )
In German, most family names imply a "beruf" or profession, So you are a member of a professional group like Schuhmacher, Bäker, Meier, Fisher, Köchler etc etc... .
In French family names imply an attribute or characteristic or belonging to some region or place and maybe to identify the appartenance to some society or some Lord. So you have LeBlanc, LeNoir but also DuPont, DuCheval, DeLaCrosse, DuChâteu etc etc...
In Italian names are mostly in plural indicating maybe you are part of a group of equals, so you have Castelli, Cantelli, Brioni, Canali, Guiliani, Pecorini etc...
What do you think ?