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  2. Surname - Wikipedia

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    A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. [ 1][ 2] It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name.

  3. Brown (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Brown (surname) 7th century Old English word "brun" or the Old Norse personal name "Bruni". Brown is an English-language surname in origin chiefly descriptive of a person with brown hair, complexion or clothing. It is one of the most common surnames in English-speaking countries. [ 2] It is the most common surname in Jamaica, the second most ...

  4. Thomas (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Meaning. "son of Thomas". Region of origin. Great Britain, France, Germany, and Netherlands. Thomas is a common surname of English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, German, Dutch, and Danish origin. It derives from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Hebrew תאומא t'om'a, a byname meaning 'twin'.

  5. Bailey (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Bailey is an English or Scottish surname. It is first recorded in Northumberland, where it was said to have been changed from Balliol due to the unpopularity of Scottish king John Balliol (d. 1314). There appears to be no historical evidence for this, and Bain concludes that the earliest form was Baillie or Bailli (recorded in the early 14th ...

  6. Thorne (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Thorne is a surname of English origin, originally referring to a thorn bush. Thorne is the 1,721st most common surname name in the United States. [1] The Thorne family's origins date back to the period prior to the Norman Conquest of 1066, to the county of Somerset. Thorne is an English name, now found mostly in Dorset and Devon, counties on ...

  7. Collins (surname) - Wikipedia

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    The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland: English and Scottish: A patronymic surname based on the English and Scottish name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. Norse: From the Old Norse personal name "Kollungr", a form of "koli" which in Old English became 'Cola', meaning swarthy or dark.

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