If you could look back in time, do you think your family surname would be what it is now? Is your last name an inheritance from one of your ancestors’ trades? Names like Fisher, Cooper, and Taylor originally identified specific professions. Or perhaps it reflects a lineage, such as Johnson (son of John) or other names ending in -son, like Anderson, Jefferson, or Harrison. It could describe a physical characteristic—Little, Strong, Redmon, or Young—or be derived from a place name like Hill, Marsh, or Bridges.
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