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*The non-patronymic surnames are often '''toponymic (geographical) ones that refer to the family's "etxea", the historically all important family home'''. When a farm (baserri) was rented to another family, often the new tenants were known locally by the farm name rather than by their officially registered surname. The majority of modern Basque non patronymic surnames fall into two categories: | *The non-patronymic surnames are often '''toponymic (geographical) ones that refer to the family's "etxea", the historically all important family home'''. When a farm (baserri) was rented to another family, often the new tenants were known locally by the farm name rather than by their officially registered surname. The majority of modern Basque non patronymic surnames fall into two categories: | ||
:*a descriptive of the family house. This usually either refers to the relative location of the home or the purpose of the building. | :*a descriptive of the family house. This usually either refers to the relative location of the home or the purpose of the building. | ||
:*the first owner of the house. Usually this is a man's name. | :*the first owner of the house. Usually this is a man's name. | ||
*Medieval Basque names follow a descriptive naming pattern about the person, pointing to physical features, family relations, or geographical origin. | *Medieval Basque names follow a descriptive naming pattern about the person, pointing to physical features, family relations, or geographical origin. | ||
*As is the legal convention in Spain, '''Basques in the South have double legal surnames''', the first being that of the father and the second that of the mother. ''In the North, Basques legally have only one surname''' as is the convention in France. | *As is the legal convention in Spain, '''Basques in the South have double legal surnames''', the first being that of the father and the second that of the mother. ''In the North, Basques legally have only one surname''' as is the convention in France. | ||