Why is this last name spelled differently?
Some people spell it "Gonzalez", which I've seen more often, but my family spells it "Gonzales" and I've seen only a few other people spell it like we do. Why is there a difference on the last letter? What's the significance?
Same last name but spelled differently?
My last name isn't common. I wanted to know if someone had the same last name as me but there were 2 letters added at the end does that make us related? Its still pronounced the same.
If your last name is different than your spouse's last name, how will you name your children?
Right now, I'm finally qualified to answer this.I kept my maiden name after marriage. There were technical difficulties with my job at the time that rather required my maiden name, and my husband didn't care either way. Besides, we have a sort of a predicament that his last name has some not very nice connotations in Russian, while mine is simply a pain whenever it needs to be spelled, pronounced, or otherwise relayed. And together they are so awkward that hyphenation was out of the question.Then we had a vague agreement that "the boys will get the paternal surname and the girls the maternal one", and left it at that.Our first son received his dad's last name. A simple conventionally Russian name combined nicely with the Russian last name. The second child turned out to be a boy as well, but by then the agreement was entirely forgotten and we didn't expect a horde of children of both genders to distribute our last names in accordance with it anyway; the second boy would be the last one.Now, the second boy received a name that was less popular in Russia and more western-Slavonic. This time, his dad insisted that we gave him my last name because 1) he wasn't too pleased with his own last name and he wasn't sure about continuing it for this reason, 2) he felt that my name deserved to be continued - none of my siblings and cousins managed to pass it on, so this was its last chance, 3) he felt that it combined better with the second boy's name. So, after some debate, my last name it was.Some of our relatives are freaked out by this decision; others are amused.Coincidentally (absolutely so!), the first son's full name is the same as his paternal grandfather's, while the second son's full name is the same as his maternal great-great-uncle's. The former is Russian, the latter was Western Belarusian. So this all fits in nicely. We're curious to see how it pans out and how the kids will take it when they're old enough to judge for themselves. My husband calls it A/B-testing.
Different ways to spell Frances, used as a last name?
Francis... that is how my dad's middle name is spelled. I am sorry I can not help you with a last name - but I am sure that it could be similar.
Why is Marat Safin's sister's last name spelled different - she is Dinara Safina?
A full Russian name consists of personal (given) name, patronymic, and family name (surname or Last name). For the most part, and simply stated, the suffix on the end of a Female Russian name means "Daughter of.." There is also a suffix given to some masculine names That in essence mean "Son of..." Like Sharapova is the daughter of Uri Sharapov Who is the "son of" the Family line of Shara. You Get the Idea. Hope this helps.. (More Below if you just Gotta know more! LOL) Exerp From Wikipedia- Source--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name#Russia Most Russian family (Last) names originated from the father's name usually formed by adding the adjective suffix -ov(a) or -ev(a)). more modernized Names will add the adjective suffix "-ich" for masculine and the adjective suffix "-na" for feminine. Here is an example of most common Russian (last) surnames: Ivanov (son of Ivan), Petrov (son of Petr), Sidorov (son of Sidor). Feminine forms of these surnames have the ending -a: Ivanova (daughter of Ivan), Petrova (daughter of Petr), Sidorova (daughter of Sidor). Take Care!
Why does my sister have a different last name?
I have 3 sibs. Two of them have the same last name as me which is Adams. My oldest sister is the one with the different last name, Wilson. Everytime i ask my sister why she has a different one she always say "ask mom and dad" when I ask my parents they always say that they "found her" but they say it in a joking way. She is 24 and me and my other two sibs are 11,14,and 16. My dad's last name is also Adams...............is she my step sister?
How do people have the same last names but arent related?
Last names (surnames) began in the middle ages. Before that, most people just went by one name. That worked out okay for a while, when communities were small and each person in a village had their own unique name. But then the population started growing... and at the same time, people began using the same handful of names over and over. Names of saints, kings & queens, and dear old grandpa were popular choices. Every family had a John, a William or a Thomas... and that made things confusing! Which John were you talking about? In order to distinguish one John from another, it became necessary to tack on a description: ”I saw John the other day.” ”Oh really? Which John?” ”John the baker.” And so John the baker eventually came to be called John Baker. Occupations were a common way to describe someone, but there were other ways as well. You could also describe a person by where they lived: John who lived on the edge of town was called John Townsend John who lived by the forest was called John Woods. John who moved here from France was called John Frank. Or by who their parents were: Tom, John’s son, was called Tom Johnson Tom, William’s son, was called Tom Williamson Names that end in -sen, -es, -ez, -wicz and -ski all mean “son of” in various languages. You could also use a physical or personality trait to describe someone. Names like Armstrong, Longfellow, Black, Reid, Truman and Hardy all describe personal characteristics. Eventually these surnames stuck (the word surname actually means “additional name”), and they were passed down to children and grandchildren. It’s easy to figure out how some surnames started; Baker, Johnson, Woods and Smart are pretty obvious. But other names are harder to figure out, because they come from old-fashioned words that aren’t used anymore, or from other languages. But they all started out as a way to describe what someone did, where they lived, what they were like, or who they were related to. As for non-related people sharing the same last name. Well, take Miller for example. There were lots of different men who owned or worked in a mill, but they weren’t all related to each other. So neither are their Miller descendants who are living today. However, if two people share a very unique or uncommon last name, there’s a good chance it started with the same ancestor, way back when.