> Look at the history and origins of family names. Yeah, largely derived from occupation or location [0], at least in the West. They've lost their meaning thou

> Look at the history and origins of family names. Yeah, largely derived from occupation or location [0], at least in the West. They've lost their meaning though. Example: I'm a German-American kid named Scott; as in "from Scotland." This has always bothered me. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname#Typology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname#Typology