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A Word in Your Ear: Family names

A Word in Your Ear: Family names

What's the origin of family names? Do they come from the profession of an ancestor, a location or are they simply patronymic? Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about the origin of the surname.

A Word in Your Ear · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

October 6, 202223m 16s

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What's the origin of family names? Do they come from the profession of an ancestor, a location or are they simply patronymic?  Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about the origin of the surname.

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