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 *''Detrich, Meško'', derived from old first names almost unused today
-In Slovakia, surnames derived from localities are very frequent. The oldest ones were created among the nobility. Such names (Kubíni, Ostrolúcky, Sentiváni, Divéky, etc.) were usually derived from small localities, some of which were later destroyed. They often refer to an ancient origin of the family or its ennoblement before the 15th-16th centuries. In these surnames, the name the original property of the family or property granted later is often seen. names of this kind created in other social communities ("Sucansky," "TrenCiansky," "Liptak") refer to the local or territorial origin of the ancestor as well as to his migration form the particular locality or area (Sucansky from Suca or Sucany, Trenciansky from Trencin or the county of Trencin, Liptak from the region of Liptov. Such names can often be found among descendants of the hungarian Slovaks from the Lowlands. (They were created during their migration in the 17th and 18th centuries.) In the 19th century, names of this kind also appeared among Jews (derived mainly from large European counties -- "Wiener," "Hamburger"). Sometimes they were the same as names of well-known Hungarian noble families).
+In Slovakia, surnames derived from localities are very frequent. The oldest ones were created among the nobility. Such names as ''Kubíni, Ostrolúcky, Sentiváni, Divéky'' were usually derived from small localities. Surnames such as ''Sučansky, Trenčiansky, Lipták'' refer to the local or territorial origin of the ancestor as well as to his migration from the particular locality or area; Sučansky from Suča or Sučany, Trenčiansky from Trenčin or the county of Trenčin, Lipták from the region of Liptov.
 A further large group consists of surnames derived from occupations ''Kováč, Mlynár, Minárik, Švec, Szabó, Schmidt'' etc. They usually appeared in later centuries and reflect the family ancestor's occupation.