Why is my last name what it is?

Question: Why is my last name what it is!?

It's a bit embarrassing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

It's just how it is!. Deal with it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Europeans, as a rule, did not have a surname until the last millenium!.

In England, most had one by the end of the 14th century!.

In the Netherlands, it was during the reign on Napoleon!.

They were based on a)being the son of someone b)their occupation c)where they lived d)some characteristic about them!. When they got through it wasn't impossible for legitimate sons of the same man to have a different surname!. Still each could have shared their name with others not in their family!.

So if it embarrassing it might have fit the root person of your surname!. Or it might be a word that wasn't considered at all embarrassing at the time but has taken on a certain meaning!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

my parents last name is cohali my name is alfread kramner cohali
AL COHALI !.K
my parents are just assholes it couuld be alot worseWww@QuestionHome@Com

passed down for centuries

back then, it probably wasn't embarassingWww@QuestionHome@Com

That's just how it is it's been passed down from father to fatherWww@QuestionHome@Com

snot grass
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lolWww@QuestionHome@Com

I DON'T GET IT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com