Re: Offlist: Re: Anthroponymics -- Brazilians have more than one surname? How are they assigned?

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In the US: Usually if it's the mother's name they're trying to make a
statement (i.e. feminists).  Otherwise, the most common is the
father's name or both hyphenated.  In Iceland: Almost everyone keeps
their own surname, and the children usually get the father's surname.

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