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    $\begingroup$ And a lot of surnames started as things like "son/daughter of x" or as descriptions of someone's profession (Joe the baker versus Joe the blacksmith, etc.) anyway. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 29, 2016 at 1:14
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    $\begingroup$ Great answer! No names=small government or no government! +1 $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 29, 2016 at 17:02