U16-culture-corner

CulturecornerTheoriginsofEnglishSurnamesTheChinesewerethefirstnationofpeopletousesurnamesabout2,500yearsago.ButinEnglish-speakingcountries,peopleweresimplyknownonlybytheirgivennames.InEngland,thiswasnotaproblemuntiltheFrenchinvadedinthe11thcentury.Onlyafewpopularnameswereavailable.So,peoplestartedtakingasurnametodistinguishthemselvesfromothers.GivennameSurnameFamilyname1.Father’snameAsongothissurnamebyadding“s”or“son”tohisfather’sgivenname.2.OccupationSomesurnameswereformedfromaperson’sjob.3.LocationSometimespeopletookplacetheirvillagenamesforasurname.4.CharacteristicsSomepeoplegottheirsurnamesbasedonthephysicalcharacteristic.WheredidEnglishsurnamescomefrom?TheoriginsofEnglishSurnamesFather’sgivennameJackSon’ssurnameJacksonWilliamWilliamson/Williamsa.b.c.Apersonwhoworkswithmetaliscalledsmith.TheoriginsofEnglishSurnamesTomBakerJohnSmithAndyCook1.AmanwholivedbythewoodmightbecalledJack________.2.ApersonwholivedonthetopofanearbyhillmightbecalledJohn__________.WoodHillTheoriginsofEnglishSurnames1.AmanwhoisshortmightbecalledJohn________orJohn________.2.ApersonwhoistallmightbecalledJohn__________orJohn________.3.ApersoncalledWilliamStoutmightbe_______.ShortTheoriginsofEnglishSurnamesLittleTallLongfat