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  2. Kahnawake surnames - Wikipedia

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    Canadien: this name comes from the wife of Charles Tehosteroton, granddaughter of Big John Canadian, whose father is unknown. [3] Curotte: this name is based on the French name Cureau or Curot. Pierre Curotte Taronhiorens married Marie-Joseph Karenhatirontha before 1748. Pierre's origins are vague, but he may have been a stolen or illegitimate ...

  3. Canadian name - Wikipedia

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    The second was usually the name of the godfather or godmother, while the third and last given name was the name used in everyday situations. [ citation needed ] Thus, a child prenamed Joseph Bruno Jean on his birth or baptismal certificate would indicate the baby was a boy, the godfather's first name was Bruno and that the child would be called ...

  4. Lists of most common surnames in North American countries

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    The most common name among black Americans was Williams and the most common name among Asian Americans was Nguyen. The name Wilson was 10th in the 2000 census but was replaced by Martinez in 2010. The names Garcia and Rodriguez had previously entered the top ten in the 2000 Census, replacing Taylor and Moore. [12]

  5. Lists of most common surnames - Wikipedia

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    List of family name affixes; List of most popular given names; List (surname) ... This page was last edited on 23 November 2024, at 23:04 (UTC).

  6. Tremblay (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Tremblay (French pronunciation: [tʁɑ̃blɛ]) is a French toponymic surname, especially common in French-speaking Canada.As of 2006, Tremblay was the most common surname in Quebec, Canada, accounting for 1.076% of the province's population.

  7. Category:Surnames - Wikipedia

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    Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles concerned with one surname. Use template {} to populate this category. However, do not use the template on disambiguation pages that contain a list of people by family name.

  8. Cardinal (surname) - Wikipedia

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    It originated as a French name and came to New France and was part of the North American fur trade by the 1680s. In the 1780s, a small group of Cardinals came from Quebec to what is now northern Alberta to work in the fur trade, they stayed and intermarried with the local native peoples and reproduced prolifically.

  9. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    Combined names come from old traditional families and are considered one last name, but are rare. Although Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country, it is also composed of other varied European influences, such as Italian, French, Russian, German, etc. Children typically use their fathers' last names only.