We all have a family name. In China, the family name comes first, but in English-speaking countries, the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do the family names mean（意思）?
A man lives on or near a hill, so his family name may be Hill. In England. people's family names may be Wood or Lake because they live near the wood or the lake.
Some people's family names come from their jobs.
Some people's family names are Black or Brown.
When you hear the family name "Jackson", you can know he is the son of Jack.
A. A person is a cook, and then his family name may be Cook. B. Some people's family names come from places. C. Some people's family names come from their mothers' first names. D. Well, English people get their family names in these ways. E. Some people's family names come from colours. F. Many people get their family names from their fathers' first names. |
