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Surname

2 stages from Old French to English.

Today it means a hereditary family name, typically placed last
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Stage 1 of 2
surnom
Old French · medieval
"an additional name"
literally over-name, an additional name placed above or beyond one's given name
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Stage 2 of 2
surname
English · 1300s
"a family name, a last name"
settled as the English word for a family or last name
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