> Look at the history and origins of family names Governments of the time forced (conspired to force?) people to pick a family name for identification and tax

> Look at the history and origins of family names Governments of the time forced (conspired to force?) people to pick a family name for identification and tax purposes and many simply picked their profession, location, or fathers name. Some families were multigenerational smiths for example but that had more to do with the the way people learned their trades.