surname is a family name, every members boys and girls (before marriage) have and it is inherited from the family.
nickname is a name one gets due to his/her personal shape, skin colour, occupation, impaired body part,
The Polish last name Kordus comes from the Polish word for sword 'kord.' This name may also be used as a nickname.
"Mac" is a common three-letter nickname for a Scotsman, derived from the Scottish surname prefix "Mac-" which means "son of".
This surname Lamb could be of English, Irish, or French origin.
The English translation for the German surname "Traut" is "trust" or "believe." It may have originated as a nickname for a trustworthy or reliable person.
The surname Fair is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word fayr, meaning "beautiful" or "handsome." It was likely used as a nickname for someone with fair hair or a fair complexion.
There is no difference, the terms are synonymous.
Vaughn is a Welsh surname which originated from a nickname used to distinguish between a father and son who shared the same name.
Both are the same.
Everyone has a Surname (last name), but only a married woman will have a Maiden name (surname prior to marriage)
usuall Eli is the nickname for Elijah
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It's the same award. 'OSCAR' is a nickname for it.
The English surname Dodge is from the Middle English name Dogge, a nickname for Roger.
That's a nickname-type surname for someone who was born on All Saint's Day.
There is no such thing as a "maiden first name." A woman's maiden name is the surname she used before she married and took her husband's surname.
The surname Ray is English-derived and is a nickname denoting someone who behaves in a regal fashion
The German surname Kline is a "nickname" surname, describing a small or short person.