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MacGibbon
MacGibbon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Brenda MacGibbon, Canadian mathematician, statistician, and decision scientist *Charlotte MacGibbon (born 1924), Australian javelin thrower *David MacGibbon (Australian politician), David MacGibbon (born 1934), Australian politician *MacGibbon and Ross, David MacGibbon (1831–1902), Scottish architect *Harriet E. MacGibbon (1905–1987), American actor *Tony MacGibbon (1924–2010), New Zealand cricketer See also *McGibbon {{surname, MacGibbon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
