How do British and American names come from? Come on, everybody, 3Q.

First, the characteristics of surnames in Britain and America are about 449 AD. Three Germanic tribes living in northwest Europe, namely the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, crossed the North Sea by boat and invaded the British Isles on a large scale. In the course of a century and a half, they almost eliminated the stubborn resistance of the local Celts and became the main nation in Britain. We generally refer to the British, and the British immigrants who moved to the United States later mainly refer to the descendants of Anglo-Saxon descent. /kloc-When the Crusades rose in the 3rd century, British aristocrats and upper class began to feel the need for "surnames". At first, it was used as a personal nickname, and later its descendants began to use it and passed it down one after another. In English, surnames are called surnames [also called surnames or surnames]. The origins of British and American surnames are mainly divided into the following four categories: (1) surnames derived from the names of the industries in which ancestors were engaged. For example: Miller (Miller) Miller, Smith (Smith) Smith, Baker (Baker) Baker, Fisher (Fisherman) Fisher, Farmer (Farmer) Farmer, Taylor (tailor's variant) Taylor, Barber (Barber) Barber, Carpenter (Carpenter) Carpenter, Cook (cook) ②. For example: streams (rivers), shrubs (shrubs), trees (forests), rocks (stones), Si Tong, lakes (lakes), hills (mountains), rice (rice), fields (fields), foxes (foxes) and wolves (wolves). (3) Surnames formed by nicknames because some ancestors have certain physiological characteristics. For example: Red (red) red, Brown (brown) brown, Black (black) black, White (white) white, Long (long) long, Short (short) short, Strong (strong) strong, Young (young), Russell (= red hair) Lasseur. (4) Surnames derived from grandfather's or father's names. For example: Johnson (John+son, John's son) Johnson, Richardson (Richard's son) Richardson, Judson (Judd's son) Judson, Edersen (Edgar+son's son) Edersen, Wilson (William+son, William's son) Wilson and McGregor [Mc] also refer to sons. Mostly used in Scotland and Ireland] Mike Gleitz, O 'Brien (meaning O'descendant, mostly used in Ireland)] oberlin. Among the above four categories, the second category accounts for the largest proportion, accounting for about 40% of the total surnames in Britain and the United States. Compared with the surnames of China people, there are tens of thousands of surnames in Britain and America. Even words that China people think are unlucky or unpleasant are passed down from generation to generation as surnames. For example: Wolf Wolf, Poison Bo Ilya, Necromancer, Grave, Mutu, Butcher, bucher, Rapist, etc. This may be related to the cultural origin of Britain and America. Their ancestors only emphasized the uniqueness of personality and pursued novelty, but did not attach importance to it. It is said that there are more than 3,000 surnames of more than 10,000 people in the United States. The ranking order of the top ten American surnames is: Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones, Miller, Davis, Marthinsen, Anderson and Wilson. Among them, the number one Smith is about all over the United States. Second, the characteristics of British and American names. The names of people we address in China are called first name in English [also known as Christian names, Christian names and baptismal names, that is, names relative to surnames]. Most British and Americans display their names in the order of first name and last name, which is contrary to our custom in China. In addition, West Renye Fang, such as Britain and America, uses middle names, which are between the first name and the last name. Except for signing legal documents, this middle name can usually be omitted. For example: Mr William Somerset Mao Mu. Compared with the complexity of surnames, English and American names are much simpler. Although it is said that there are about 3,500, there are 500 females and 800 males commonly used. British and American parents pay more attention to the meaning of names when naming their newborn babies. Generally speaking, parents in Britain and America, like parents in China, often place their hopes and blessings when naming their children. They are willing to choose names that express auspicious and elegant meanings, such as peace and happiness, kindness and happiness, courage and tenacity, beauty and health, wisdom and courage, Excellence, light and integrity, and gentleness. In Britain and the United States, couples, brothers and sisters, friends and other intimate relationships. They are usually called by their first names or nicknames, not by their surnames.