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The name of the first person to use a surname, as opposed to a patronymic, is lost to history. Most likely it was a king or important religious leader whose descendants wanted to emphasise their relationship to.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo one knows who the first person was who used a last name (surname) instead of a patronymic, matronymic, or descriptive phrase.
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What is a last name?
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Jimmy Buffet? lol
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Who was the first person to have a last name?
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The Honorable [first name] [last name] or Judge [first name] [last name] Speaking to the Judge in person, use Your Honor.
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ray mears?
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Ivon Ramirez .
What famous person has 4 letters for first name and first and last letter r the same and 6 letters for last name?
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What is last?
A person's family name is also called their last name. In English the last name is last in order. First name is one's given name, then the middle name is next, then the last name. In China I believe, this order is reversed. Yes, family name comes first in Korean, Japanese and Chinese cultures, with no comma between family name and first name(s) when written with the English alphabet.
Who is famous Person 8 letters in first and last names first name starts with F last letter last name k?
Florence Chadwick - the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions.
