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==Online Resources==


=== Naturalization and name adoption records (Naamsaanneming registers, Lettres de naturalisation) ===
*'''1854-1949''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20314/belgium-alien-registration-files?s=275764761 Belgium, Alien Registration Files] at MyHeritage — index ($)
 
Research use: Patronymic surnames were common in Dutch provinces prior to 1795. After that all citizens were required to adopt a fixed surname. These records are used to determine prior naming patterns and residences.
 
Record type:  Naturalization and assignment of surnames for patronymic families and Jews.
 
Time Period:  1635- present.
 
Content:  Heads of families’ previous and new residences, names, ages and/or birth dates, number or names and ages of children and grandchildren, marks or signatures.
 
Location:  Provincial, state, city and municipal archives.
 
Population coverage:  10%.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belgium,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>


== Naturalization and Name Adoption Records ==
Patronymic surnames were common in Dutch provinces prior to 1795.  After that all citizens were required to adopt a fixed surname. Naturalization and name adoption records (Naamsaanneming registers, Lettres de naturalisation) records can be especially helpful in identifying prior naming patterns and residences. These records exist from 1635 to the present. Information may include heads of families’ previous and new residences, names, ages and/or birth dates, number or names and ages of children and grandchildren, marks or signatures. Records may be located in provincial, state, city and municipal archives.
== References  ==
== References  ==


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Patronymic surnames were common in Dutch provinces prior to 1795. After that all citizens were required to adopt a fixed surname. Naturalization and name adoption records (Naamsaanneming registers, Lettres de naturalisation) records can be especially helpful in identifying prior naming patterns and residences. These records exist from 1635 to the present. Information may include heads of families’ previous and new residences, names, ages and/or birth dates, number or names and ages of children and grandchildren, marks or signatures. Records may be located in provincial, state, city and municipal archives.

References[edit | edit source]