Tom wrote:
>
> Ever try to do genealogy on hispanic names? it's nuts.
> Prior to 100 years or so ago the son took the father's
> first name as his last name - so you would have Jose
> Garcia's son named Juan Jose, and Juan Jose's son might
> be Torrero Juan.

I believe that the same was true in Sweden, I
remember reading about a person named "Peter Mattson"
(who's father was "Matt" somebody...litterally, he
was "Peter", "Matt's son"), who, I believe had a son
who's name was something "Peterson".

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