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So what do the kids take for their last name then?
by mbesto 9y ago
So what do the kids take for their last name then?
- pryelluw 9y agoBoth parent's last names.
- rootusrootus 9y agoIn a few generations we're going to need to increase the database field size for last name.
- dantheman 9y agoThen what do their children take for last names? Each generation we have a doubling of name length? Gen 1: FirstName P1-LastName P2-LastName Gen 2: FirstName P1-P1-LastName P1-P2-LastName P2-P1-LastName P2-P2-LastName Gen 3: FirstName P1-P1-P1-LastName P1-P1-P2-LastName P1-P2-P1-LastName P1-P2-P2-LastName P2-P1-P1-LastName P2-P1-P2-LastName P2-P2-P1-LastName P2-P2-P2-LastName and so on...
- nmd 9y agoSpain has an interesting system here, a person born into a Spanish-speaking family is given a first name followed by two surnames, the first being the father's family name (or, more precisely, the surname he gained from his father) followed by the mother's family name (or, again more precisely, the surname she gained from her father). Or in your example: Gen X: FirstName P1-First-LastName P2-Second-LastName
- emilecantin 9y agoIn Quebec, it can be any combination but there's a limit of two last names to avoid that exact issue.
- Viliam1234 9y agoWhat is the problem with that? Hard disk space is getting cheaper. :P
- bane 9y agoThat gets pretty long after a few generations.
- eCa 9y agoYou might know Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Mártir Patricio Ruiz y Picasso under a shorter name...
- Aardwolf 9y agoOne of the parent's names. Or two as done in some countries. One is more common afaik. There is a trend towards using most rare last name as opposed to the more traditional name of parent of one particular gender
- reitanqild 9y agoConfirming. I think I know at least two friends who have chosen the least common last name even if it was hers. And I belong to what would often be described as a very conservative group ;-)
- lucozade 9y agoBelgium law is quite restrictive. Up until recently you were required to use the father's surname if known. You're now allowed to use either or both unless one parent is unknown, in which case you have to use the other.