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Let's take a look at the word paternal for a second

which means of course the father's side of the family

so patronymic means a name derived from a male ancestor

take the surname olson for example "son-of-ole" which means ancestors heir

or even jorgenson "son-of-jorgen" which means literally the son of a farmer.

typically the sen/son surnames are of Scandinavian origins.

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