(1)_______________________.For a long time,people were known only by their personal or given names.The family name came into use gradually as the need arose.The most common way by which given names developed into family names was by combining the word “son” with the name of the parents,to form a compound name:such as Williamson, Robertson, Richardson.Often “son” was shortened to “s” as in Williams, Roberts, Richards.(2)_______________________.Most names in this class explain themselves:such as Smith, Miller, Shepherd and Bishop.
