This naming convention isn’t as backward as it seems. Choosing surnames as first names for newborns is a growing trend among parents, according to baby name experts. “Many surnames are so well ...

In most societies surnames are transmitted from father to child, just like Y-chromosome genes. In this way, an analysis of the geographic diffusion of surnames can provide accurate estimates of ...

Some surnames carry the weight of invisible crowns. Names that, when spoken aloud, evoke impossible mansions, companies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo illustration: Yahoo News, photos: U.S. Census Bureau, AP The Garcias are keeping up with the Joneses. U.S. Census data ...

What's in a surname? For many people from Spain and Latin America, it's about who your father is and who your mother is. The tradition of using two surnames helps clearly identify familial ...

Last names or surnames offer information on ancestry, occupation, geography, and even social standing. In several countries, certain surnames have gained such a majority that they are representative ...

Narciso Claveria y Zaldua is a name that will not ring a bell except for Filipino historians, or perhaps some people in Cagayan, Masbate, and Misamis Oriental who live in towns named Claveria, in ...

With Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in office and Komeito out of the ruling coalition, the move to introduce a system allowing married couples to choose separate surnames has taken a huge step backward ...

Although the Vikings were only in Ireland for a relatively short period of time, they have left a considerable legacy on Irish surnames. There are plenty of examples of Viking-inspired surnames in ...