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'''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records.  Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.'''
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==Online Tools==
==Online Tools==
*[https://www.surnamemap.eu/belgium/ '''Belgium Surname Distribution Map''']
*[https://www.surnamemap.eu/belgium/ '''Belgium Surname Distribution Map''']
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:*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Surnames''']
:*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Surnames''']
:*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Given Names''']
:*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Given Names''']
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname '''FamilySearch's surname experience'''] - enter your last name to find its meaning and origin
==Languages of Belgium==
==Languages of Belgium==
Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the '''Dutch-speaking Flemish Community''', which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the '''French-speaking Community''', which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A '''small German-speaking Community''', numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. <ref>"Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref>
Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the '''Dutch-speaking Flemish Community''', which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the '''French-speaking Community''', which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A '''small German-speaking Community''', numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. <ref>"Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref>
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===FamilySearch Library===
===FamilySearch Library===
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''  
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''  
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==References==
==References==
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Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the Dutch-speaking Flemish Community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the French-speaking Community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A small German-speaking Community, numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. [1]

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For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

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Additional sources are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.