As long as we can remember. People probably started having last names 700-400 B.C.
Most people only had a single name. And names were often repeated. So it got confusing when there were lots of Johns or Marks or other repeated names.
In order to differentiate one John from another, they used something about the person that identified which John. The arrowmaker was John Fletcher. And John of the Meadow, or John the Smith, or John of the Blackwood. And of course these were done in different languages.
so that you could tell your famiy apart and for when at school if you had the same name as someone else your last name told you apart
Most people only had a single name. And names were often repeated. So it got confusing when there were lots of Johns or Marks or other repeated names.
In order to differentiate one John from another, they used something about the person that identified which John. The arrowmaker was John Fletcher. And John of the Meadow, or John the Smith, or John of the Blackwood. And of course these were done in different languages.
The practice of using last names began in Europe during the Middle Ages, around the 11th century. This was done to distinguish between people with the same first name.
the last name beam is a farmer name but people do not know were the last name originated. there is one famous person with the last name beam. Jim Beam
Bernal is Latin last name. A lot of Mexican people whom I know carry this last name.
The last name Vassallo means people who can rock the house
Matty B's last name is Barrat. Although I don't know exactly how to spell it. His full name (first and last name) is Mathew Barrat.
No because many people in the world has the same last name.
Barack Obama
Johnny Unitas or Ulysses Grant
JUSTIN DREW BIEBER
von braun
Here's a start...There are 701 people with the last name Juliano in New Jersey according to the White Pages.
Thousands of people have a last name that starts with U. Some of the more common surnames are Ulrich, Ulmer, Underwood, Underhill, Uecker and Ullman.
When using last name first, Jr. is placed at the end of the full name. For example, Smith, John Jr.
To write "Captain" using the last name first, it would typically be in the form of "Captain [Last Name]." For example, "Captain Smith."
5,000 people have the wonderful last name wich is my favorite last name in the world
Last Name, First (Given) Name, III
start out with their whole name then use just their last name