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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> | |||
==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 | ||