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== Surnames == | == Surnames == | ||
The nobility and wealthy land owners first began using surnames. Merchants and townspeople adopted the custom, as eventually did the rural population. This process took several centuries, and occurred more quickly in certain regions. | |||
===Patronymic Surnames=== | ===Patronymic Surnames=== | ||