what is your surname?

@sunil_008 (1269)
India
February 19, 2009 9:18am CST
hi, people do ask you about your name and you would gladly tell them.has anyone ever asked you about your surname? mine is Panda (of course not the one who lives in the woods of china). what is your surname?
5 responses
cambiste
@cambiste (1244)
• India
19 Feb 09
I don't have a surname, but we go by our house name. It's Chirayil. I really like surnames though. Its actually cool to have one. Most of my cousins have Moraes as their surname, as my mother did have one. Happy mylotting.
cambiste
@cambiste (1244)
• India
20 Feb 09
Well, i donno. Its not a surname, but the entire family will go by it. The house will always be inherited by the family and never sold. Surname didn't really exist in India - not originally anyway. Its more common among Britishers. We started using it when they were here, converting last names in surnames. Most of us have our father's first name as our last name - not a surname. Isn't that more common here?
sunil_008
@sunil_008 (1269)
• India
20 Feb 09
i had no idea about that.is it so...have you heard the indian dynasties...long before the britishers come to india...they all had a surname...i guess
sunil_008
@sunil_008 (1269)
• India
19 Feb 09
why is that?instead of surname...a house name!
JenInTN
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
21 Feb 09
Hi sunil! Mine is Turpin. It is of the English or Irish descent. I'm not quite sure which because I have found info about it in both references. I have recently became interested in tracing it.
sunil_008
@sunil_008 (1269)
• India
21 Feb 09
am sure soon you will trace that out...thanks for responding...keep lotting...
jaymeeliz
@jaymeeliz (505)
• Philippines
19 Feb 09
You have an interesting surname.... My surname is Medrano. Happy Mylotting!
sunil_008
@sunil_008 (1269)
• India
19 Feb 09
Hi, i know aliens sometimes people here on internet relates me to those in woods of china...nice to know that...thanks for responding...happy my lotting :)
Lindery
@Lindery (853)
• Latvia
20 Feb 09
Panda is a nice surname! Mine is Ragaine. I am Latvian and this surname is rare here. I have seen the same surname on the net, I think few Ragaine live in France.
sunil_008
@sunil_008 (1269)
• India
20 Feb 09
hi, nice to know that...hope you are the originals not them...thanks for responding
arvaster
@arvaster (521)
• United States
19 Feb 09
mine is Ulf. It means Wolf. But it sounds really funny when people try to pronounce it in English :D (it's a Swedish name)
sunil_008
@sunil_008 (1269)
• India
19 Feb 09
hi,i am sure not many people would be pronouncing it the way it originally is...thanks for responding