A 'Kees' Study on Nominal Record Linkage by Gerrit Bloothooft

“…The procedure includes name standardization to overcome variation in spelling and the use of probabilities of combinations of given names and surnames, computed from the digitized 19th century Dutch vital register.…”
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Adoptarunt et levarunt: Godparents of Illegitimate Children in the 18th Century Vilnius Deanery by Ugnė Jonaitytė

“…Additionally, it examines the social status of the godparents, analyzing surnames, social standing, and place of residence to determine possible kinship, social, and territorial relations with the parents. …”
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Essential nuances of translation English proper names in the process of learning a foreign language by Ekaterina A. Pertsevaya

“…All lexical units of this group are divided into three subgroups: proper names (including existing names and surnames), geographical names and company names. The most effective version of the translation into Russian the meaning of these words is the following translation techniques: search for existing equivalents, transcription and transliteration. …”
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Sprawność fizyczna dzieci wiejskich i miejskich z niskiej grupy społeczno-ekonomicznej na Jukatanie (Meksyk) by Maryla Aftanasiuk

“…The ethnic origin was evaluated using two surnames of children (from the father and mother side). …”
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Skok pokwitaniowy i budowa ciała dziewcząt z Meridy (Jukatan, Meksyk) jako sposób przystosowania do warunków życia by Anna Zielińska

“…The ethnicity of girls was defined using their two surnames (from the father and mother side). The results show that Creoles are taller, have more abundant fat tissue, and greater BMI, especially at the age of 11 years, which means that they are better prepared to start pubertal spurt. …”
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Reconstructing the genetic structure of the Kazakh from clan distribution data by M. K. Zhabagin, О. Е. Balanovsky, Zh. M. Sabitov, A. Z. Temirgaliyev, A. T. Agdzhoyan, S. M. Koshel, Е. М. Ramankulov, E. V. Balanovska

“…For the West European, East European, and Caucasus populations, surnames are typical quasigenetic markers. For Central Asian populations, particularly Kazakh, the clan affiliation serves as a good marker: a set of papers demonstrated that many clans include mainly persons which biologically descent from a recent common ancestor. …”
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