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About the Family‘s Origin
In
general,
humans
give
names
or
terms
to
living
beings,
items
or
also
events
and
incidents
in
order
to
clearly
distinguish
them
from
others
and
to
be
able
to
refer
to
them,
regardless
if
currently present.
Further, given names and terms allow grouping and affiliation, such as of individuals to families.
Unfortunately,
at
times
when
the
majority
of
family
names
were
created
or
assigned,
one
did
not
conisder
it
as
that
important
to
document
those,
in
the
aftermath,
significant
events,
or
just
one
or
the
other
source,
which
could
have
provided
absolute
evidence,
did
not
survive
the
centuries.
Quiet
often,
an
individuals‘
family
name
originated
from
simply
combining
first
name(s)
with
the
term specifying its occupation, its descent or its residence as an absolute label for identification.
Also the individuals‘ anatomical or personal charateristics often led to the creation of the surname.
For
those
interested
in
the
origination
of
their
family
name,
they
may
find
a
clue
in
the
Deutsche
Familiennamenatlas
(DFA),
which
is
part
of
a
research
project
of
the
Institute
for
Historic
Regional
Studies
at
the
University
of
Mainz
(Institut
für
Geschichtliche
Landeskunde an der Universität Mainz e.V.). Unfortunately, the family name ZWIR
T
Z is not yet registered in any of the seven volumes.
Excursus - About Origination and Documentation of Family Names
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About the Family‘s Origin
E x c u r s u s
About Origination and Documentation of Family Names
In
general,
humans
attribute
names
or
terms
to
living
beings,
items
or
also
events
and
incidents
in
order
to
clearly
distinguish
them
from
others
and
to
be
able
to
refer
to
them,
regardless
if
currently present.
Further,
attributed
names
and
terms
allow
grouping
and
affiliation,
such
as
of
individuals to families.
Unfortunately,
at
times
when
the
majority
of
family
names
were
created
or
assigned,
one
did
not
conisder
it
as
that
important
to
document
those,
in
the
aftermath,
significant
events,
or
just
one
or
the
other
source,
which
could
have
provided
absolute
evidence, did not survive the centuries.
Quiet
often,
an
individuals‘
family
name
originated
from
simply
combining
first
name(s)
with
the
term
specifying
its
occupation,
its
descent
or
its
residence
as
an
absolute
label
for
identification.
Also
the
individuals‘
anatomical
or
personal
charateristics
often
led
to
the
creation of the surname.
For
those
interested
in
the
origination
of
their
family
name,
they
may
find
a
clue
in
the
Deutsche
Familiennamenatlas
(DFA),
which
is
part
of
a
research
project
of
the
Institute
for
Historic
Regional
Studies
at
the
University
of
Mainz
(Institut
für
Geschichtliche
Landeskunde
an
der
Universität
Mainz
e.V.).
Unfortunately,
the
family
name
ZWIR
T
Z
is
not
yet
registered
in
any
of
the
seven volumes.
