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===Patronymic Surnames=== | ===Patronymic Surnames=== | ||
'''A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father | '''A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father:''' | ||
Patronymic names changed with each generation. Based on a person’s father’s name they often containi Mac- or -son - | Patronymic names changed with each generation. Based on a person’s father’s name they often containi Mac- or -son - | ||
*Dickson/Ritchie (Richard), Thomson, Williamson/Wilson, Duncan, Rollo, Watt/Watson (Walter's son) | *Dickson/Ritchie (Richard), Thomson, Williamson/Wilson, Duncan, Rollo, Watt/Watson (Walter's son) | ||