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Miller and Millar are surnames of English, German, Irish or Scottish origin. Miller is a common surname in: the United States (where it is the 7th most common surname), Bahamas (14th), Falkland Islands / United Kingdom (17th), Cayman Islands and Canada (18th), Jamaica (22nd), Scotland / United Kingdom (24th), New Zealand (36th) and Australia ...
In Scotland, Martin or McMartin is a common surname of Scottish Gaelic origin. Martin is, however, more common as a masculine given name in many languages and cultures. It comes from the Latin name Martinus, which is a late derived form of the name of the Roman god Mars, protective godhead of the Latins and, therefore, god of war. [1]
A Tagalog man (especially a chief) would lose his name, take his first-born's name, and become known as "child's father"; rather than his offspring adopting his surname like today. If he was baptized into Christianity, he would take a Spanish "Christian name" but retain his native name as surname. For example, Calao's father became Don Luis ...
Martínez (often spelled without the acute accent on the "I") is a common surname in the Spanish language. Martínez is the most common surname in the Spanish regions of Navarre, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia. There are also variations such as San Martin and Martín (with an accent on the "i"). It originated as a patronymic surname, meaning "son ...
Dennis. Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius . The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is sometimes said to be derived from the Greek Dios (Διός, "of Zeus ") and Nysos or Nysa (Νῦσα ...
It is a common in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and some other parts of South India that the spouse adopts her husband's first name instead of his family or surname name after marriage. [10] In Rajasthan, the community name and sometimes the gotra or clan name are used as surnames. Usage of community name as surname include: Charan, Jat, Meena, Rajput, etc.
Smith (surname) A close-up of a blacksmith at work; Smith became a popular last name for those with this occupation. Smith is an occupational surname [ 3] originating in England. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom, [ 1][ 4] the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, [ 5] and the fifth most common surname in the ...
Michael (given name) Michael is a usually masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase מי כאל mī kāʼēl, 'Who [is] like-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ( Mīkhāʼēl [miχaˈʔel] ). The theophoric name is often read as a rhetorical question – "Who [is] like [the Hebrew God] El ?", [ 1] whose answer is "there is none like El ...