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Napoleon officialy demanded that everyone (even the 'bourgeois (sorry don't know English word)) ' had a last name (In 1793-1815).
However, the last name itself, dates back to millions of years ago. People think that last names first existed when people went from their hunting lives to farming lives, this made it possible for settlements to exist, the societies became more complex, and some rich people gave themselves last names, because they were in touch with a huge social network, while poor people only knew a few people.
Well if your name was John and you were a baker. (John Baker) Anyways, they had to have last names because of tax purposes. Everyone had only first names at a time, and they had to have a way to tell people apart from one another. So, they were forced to come up with last names, so it was simpler. Instead of calling someone "John 34" they would say "John Baker" or "John Henderson."
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