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Difficult question. First of all, I don't think Surnames can be classified as an invention. Their use may even date back to prehistoric times. Their usefulness peaked, however, when a man like John the blacksmith became known as John Smith. Fran Logan Difficult question. First of all, I don't think Surnames can be classified as an invention. Their use may even date back to prehistoric times. Their usefulness peaked, however, when a man like John the blacksmith became known as John Smith. Fran Logan

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