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  2. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    In Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese, surnames are predominantly monosyllabic (written with one character), though a small number of common disyllabic (or written with two characters) surnames exists (e.g. the Chinese name Ouyang, the Korean name Jegal and the Vietnamese name Phan-Tran).

  3. Campbell (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Campbell (surname) Campbell is a Scottish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth")—that had originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed." [2] Clan Campbell, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient Britons of Strathclyde. [3]

  4. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).

  5. Miller (surname) - Wikipedia

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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 (38th).

  6. Gilmore (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Gilmore (surname) Gilmore and Gillmore are surnames with several origins and meanings. The name can be of Irish, in particular from Ulster, [1] and Scottish Highland origin, Anglicised from the Gaelic Mac Gille Mhoire (Scottish Gaelic), Mac Giolla Mhuire (Ulster Irish Gaelic). [2] The name was a patronymic name meaning "servant of (the Virgin ...

  7. Roth (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Roth (/ rɒθ /) is an English, German, or Jewish origin surname. There are seven theories on its origin: [citation needed] The spilling of blood from the warrior class of ancient Germanic soldiers; Ethnic name for an Anglo-Saxon, derived from rot (meaning "red" before the 7th century), referencing red-haired people; Topographical name, derived ...

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