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*[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng '''Netherlands Surname Database and Distribution Map'''] 300,000 surnames of all persons with the Dutch nationality, who lived in the Netherlands in the year 2007. Also included are about 110,000 family names registered at the census from 1947. | *[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/index.php?taal=eng '''Netherlands Surname Database and Distribution Map'''] 300,000 surnames of all persons with the Dutch nationality, who lived in the Netherlands in the year 2007. Also included are about 110,000 family names registered at the census from 1947. | ||
== Name adoption records (''Naamsaanneming registers'') == | ==Surnames== | ||
=== Name adoption records (''Naamsaanneming registers'') === | |||
Patronymic surnames were common in several provinces prior to 1811. After that all citizens were required to adopt a fixed surname. '''''Naamsaanneming registers''''' are used to determine prior naming patterns. | Patronymic surnames were common in several provinces prior to 1811. After that all citizens were required to adopt a fixed surname. '''''Naamsaanneming registers''''' are used to determine prior naming patterns. | ||
*Record type: Assignment of surnames for patronymic families and Jews. | *Record type: Assignment of surnames for patronymic families and Jews. | ||
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*Population coverage: 60%. | *Population coverage: 60%. | ||
Reliability: Very good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: The Netherlands,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref> | Reliability: Very good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: The Netherlands,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref> | ||
==Given Names== | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||