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Re: Three Surnames
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Zaiden is derived from Yiddish zaide 'grandfather', a name that was given as a charm for long life.
There is every indication that Raiden is one of the many alterations of Rearden/Reardon as you can see at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rardin/Marriage%20Records.htm. For example, the same Abigail Tarbox married James Raiden and James Rearden as shown at http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?surname=tarbox&given=abigail&start=61. You'll find the origin of Rearden/Reardon at http://www.ancestry.com/facts/reardon-places-origin.ashx
I have no idea what the etymology of Beyincé might be.
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