>Preceded by the grandparents's names preceded by the great grandparents' names preceded by ...
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>Of course, that's how a lot of surnames are formed. Ben (son of) etc.

As you know, Ben is the Hebrew version. Mac/Mc and O' are similar. Fitz is illegitimate son of. And, of course, we have names like Robertson, Smithson, Johnson, ...

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