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=== Surnames for Abandoned Children  ===
=== Surnames for Abandoned Children  ===


Abandoned infants had surnames assigned to them by the foundling homes where they were abandoned and often a new surname may be assigned to the infant when placed with a wet nurse in a foster family. For more on this, [http://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Italian_Infant_Abandonment see here].  
Abandoned infants had surnames assigned to them by the foundling homes where they were abandoned and often a new surname may be assigned to the infant when placed with a wet nurse in a foster family. For more on this, [http://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Italian_Infant_Abandonment see here].  


== Surnames - nobility and wealthy land owners  ==
== Surnames - nobility and wealthy land owners  ==