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If they were born on the street, they probably wouldn't know their last name because their parents didn't know it. Unless of course their parents do know the last name.

ANS2:Poor people would have a limited group with whom they interacted so they would not necessarily need to identify themselves because everybody would know everybody. If they needed to clarify who they were because of relocation they would usually add their father's name, their occupation or the geographical place name of where they lived. That explains the origin of a large percentage of last names. Middle names would be assigned when the baby was christened or when they completed some rite of passage.
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