Where did last names come from? This question raises an interesting topic. In history, there have been many notable figures with important names. Have you ever wondered where did surnames come from?

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This piece originally ran on jewishcurrents.org. Ashkenazic Jews were among the last Europeans to take family names. Some German speaking Jews took last names as early as the 17 th century, but the ...