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Help[Opinions] Washington is almost always a last name (m)
in reply to a message by Distant_Stars
And for some reason, you never see anybody but black people with it as a surname.
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Maybe they are descendents of Booker T. Washington or some other slave with an owner of the surname Washington?
This is what wikipedia says anyway:
In the Americas, the family names of many African-Americans have their origins in slavery. Many of them came to bear the surnames of their former owners. Many freed slaves either created family names themselves or else adopted the name of their former master. Others, such as Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, changed their name rather than live with one they believed had been given to their ancestors by a slave owner.
This is what wikipedia says anyway:
In the Americas, the family names of many African-Americans have their origins in slavery. Many of them came to bear the surnames of their former owners. Many freed slaves either created family names themselves or else adopted the name of their former master. Others, such as Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, changed their name rather than live with one they believed had been given to their ancestors by a slave owner.
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okay, but how come...
You never see any white people with the surname of Washington? Did they all die out? Or did they discard it?
You never see any white people with the surname of Washington? Did they all die out? Or did they discard it?
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Oh, I am sure there are Washington's somewhere. Ned Washington was white, but that is the only white person I can think of with the surname Washington. If there are any Washington's out there, speak up!
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