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Surnames

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<ref name="DAFN">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=REPLACE |encyclopedia=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001/REPLACE |date=2022 |editor-last=Hanks |editor-first=Patrick |editor-link=Patrick Hanks |edition=2 |doi=10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001/REPLACE |isbn=978-0-19-518841-7 |url-access=subscription |editor-last2=Lenarčič |editor-first2=Simon |editor-last3=McClure |editor-first3=Peter}}</ref>