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== Name adoption records (''Naamsaanneming registers'') ==
== Name adoption records (''Naamsaanneming registers'') ==
Patronymic surnames were common in several provinces prior to 1811.  After that all citizens were required to adopt a fixed surname.  '''''Naamsaanneming registers''''' are used to determine prior naming patterns.
*Record type: Assignment of surnames for patronymic families and Jews.
*Time Period:  1808-1814 and 1826.
*Content: Heads’ of families previous and new 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: 60%.
Reliability: Very good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: The Netherlands,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref>


Research use: Patronymic surnames were common in several provinces prior to 1811.  After that all citizens were required to adopt a fixed surname.  These records are used to determine prior naming patterns.
Record type: Assignment of surnames for patronymic families and Jews.
Time Period:  1808-1814 and 1826.
Content: Heads’ of families previous and new 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: 60%.
Reliability: Very good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: The Netherlands,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref>
==For Further Reading==
==For Further Reading==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_name '''Dutch Name'''] in Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_name '''Dutch Name'''] in Wikipedia

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Name adoption records (Naamsaanneming registers)[edit | edit source]

Patronymic surnames were common in several provinces prior to 1811. After that all citizens were required to adopt a fixed surname. Naamsaanneming registers are used to determine prior naming patterns.

  • Record type: Assignment of surnames for patronymic families and Jews.
  • Time Period: 1808-1814 and 1826.
  • Content: Heads’ of families previous and new 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: 60%.

Reliability: Very good.[1]

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: The Netherlands,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.