Re: What does the surname Abcede mean?
in reply to a message by Siân
You can consider it a placeholder, for someone who didn't have a family name (known to the recorder); who wanted a break from their forbears; or who was being forceably seperated. A form required a surname so ABCeDe was entered.
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What does the surname Abcede mean?  ·  I like old names  ·  7/31/2021, 5:06 PM
Re: What does the surname Abcede mean?  ·  thegriffon  ·  8/2/2021, 9:21 PM
Re: What does the surname Abcede mean?  ·  I like old names  ·  8/4/2021, 11:59 PM
Re: What does the surname Abcede mean?  ·  Siân  ·  8/8/2021, 4:29 PM
Re: What does the surname Abcede mean?  ·  thegriffon  ·  8/9/2021, 3:32 AM
Re: What does the surname Abcede mean?  ·  I like old names  ·  8/10/2021, 9:17 AM