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Aristotle. They didn't have last names to speak of, back then. Instead of a last name, they would might say Henry "son of" [his father's first name] We see this influence today in names like Ander's son (Anderson) or John's son (Johnson}. Another way to identify a person was by adding to their first name the location they were from.

A well-known example is Leonardo da vinci. Leonardo was his name, Vinci was the town he was from. (da Vinci means "of Vinci".

Another popular method of identifying a person was by what he did for a living. For instance, Fred Smith (Blacksmith), Fred Chandler (candle-maker), Fred Wainwright (someone who makes 'wains', whatever they are . . .) or Fred Fletcher (arrowmaker).

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