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20 February, 13:06

Explain how nicknames became surnames.

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  1. 20 February, 14:34
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    The late Middle Ages also saw the flocking of people from one area to another over military conquest (like the Normans) or for economic reasons (such as farm laborers emigrating to the new and growing cities) unlike earlier, so besides the previously well answered explanations, geography also played a part in adopting surnames.

    Place names: Stratford

    Mercer

    York

    Romano

    Toulouse

    Von Hesse

    Moscovitz

    Geographical features

    Shore

    Lake

    Field

    Du Bois

    Man made features:

    Bridges

    Street

    Gates

    Mills

    Van Dyke

    Du Pont
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