n, surnames were derived almost entirely in reference to patrilineage , while in Wales, surnames were more apt to be associated with a place . In areas such as Sardinia, however, surnames came from both the matrilineal side of the family, as well as the patrilineal, resulting in a system where an individual may have as many as three or four different surnames, a practice that is carried on even now . While currently this has created a profusion of surnames in areas like Sardinia and Italy, in areas such as Sweden and Wale, the consistency of
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