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Position:Home>Arts & Humanities> Who had the first surname and what was it?Question: Who had the first surname and what was it?just bored and want to make u all think. Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: When language was finally manageable, people had their names and professions. There may not have been many names back then, so let's say there were a lot of Johns. Now, how did you know what John you were talking about? Well, there was John the carpenter, John the fisher, John the healer, and John the bum. So the 'the' probably got taken out, creating John Carpenter, John Fisher, John Healer(Helper?), and John Bum. |