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family name

the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name); the use of family names is not universal throughout history.

Wikipedia and Wikis

Family name - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name

Other

British Surname Distribution Profiles
http://names.orangehedgehog.com
Search for specific Surnames
http://www.ancestryconnections.com
Dictionary of Surname Origins and Last Name Meanings
http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/
Glossary of Surname Meanings & Origins
http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/bl_mea ...
www2.cnrs.fr
http://www2.cnrs.fr/presse/communique/601.htm
Herring Family Name website and forum
http://theherrings.net/forum/index.php/
Data Wales Surnames
http://www.data-wales.co.uk/names.htm
Surnames in Denmark - Naming Traditions, Meaning, and Origin
http://www.mydanishroots.com/surnames/in_denmark.h ...
Inbreeding and genetic distance between hierarchically structured populations measured by surname frequencies
http://www.volkmar-weiss.de/inbreeding.html
The CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/ ...
Welsh surnames and their meaning
http://www.amlwchdata.co.uk/welsh_names_and_meanin ...
History of Jewish family Names
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolomea/nameor ...
Short explanation of Polish surname endings and their origin
http://www.polishroots.org/surnames/surnames_endin ...
Carlos do Rosario Tchiang
http://carlos.com.hk/carlos.htm

Keywords and Synonyms

family name, family names, surname, surnames, last name, last names, clan name, lan names, cognomen, cognomens