Albania Naming Customs

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Hereditary family surnames developed quite late in Albania. The practice was not well established until the early 1900s.^[1]

For more information on naming practices in Albania, see the Wikipedia article Albanian name.

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↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Albania,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.