I notice many people have family names that end with ..mann, or ..son, where did

Question:

I notice many people have family names that end with ..mann, or ..son, where did these names come from?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: It comes from using the fathers first name and then adding son.
Ex: John would become Johnson

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