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===Non-patronymic=== | ===Non-patronymic=== | ||
*The non-patronymic surnames are often '''toponymic (geographical) ones that refer to the family's "etxea", the historically all important family home'''. When a farm (baserri) was rented to another family, often the new tenants were known locally by the farm name rather than by their officially registered surname. The majority of modern Basque non patronymic surnames fall into two categories: | *The non-patronymic surnames are often '''toponymic (geographical) ones that refer to the family's "etxea", the historically all important family home'''. When a farm (baserri) was rented to another family, often the new tenants were known locally by the farm name rather than by their officially registered surname. The majority of modern Basque non patronymic surnames fall into two categories: | ||
:*a descriptive of the family house. This usually either refers to the relative location of the home or the purpose of the building. | |||
:*the first owner of the house. Usually this is a man's name. | |||
:::See many examples of these at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_surnames#Types_and_composition '''"Basque surnames"'''] in Wikipedia. | |||
*Basque non-patronymic surnames are relatively easy to spot through the '''high frequency of certain elements and endings used in their formation:''' See chart of endings at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_surnames#Recognizing_Basque_non-patronymic_surnames '''"Recognizing Basque Non-patronymic surnames"'''] in Wikipedia.<ref name="Basque"/> | *Basque non-patronymic surnames are relatively easy to spot through the '''high frequency of certain elements and endings used in their formation:''' See chart of endings at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_surnames#Recognizing_Basque_non-patronymic_surnames '''"Recognizing Basque Non-patronymic surnames"'''] in Wikipedia.<ref name="Basque"/> | ||
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