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Some actually do have last names
As for example the Swedish royal family. I'm pretty sure that the other Scandinavian royal families have last names as well. As for the English family they may not have a proper surname but Mountbatten-Windsor is used as one.
As for example the Swedish royal family. I'm pretty sure that the other Scandinavian royal families have last names as well. As for the English family they may not have a proper surname but Mountbatten-Windsor is used as one.
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Yes, also, not all kings come from a royal family. If Princes Charles, William, Harry and a few more were wiped out, the next in line to the throne could be someone with a first name and normal surname. For example, 11th in line is Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne. Of course, as King, he would not need a surname.
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As far i know most of the surnames are placenames where they are originally from, eg the surname of the austrian royal family is Habsburg which is the name of their "Stammsitz/Stammland"( don't know the exact term in english) or the Hohenzollern.
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I don't know abot the English royal family but the Swedish royal family has a last name (Bernadotte) and it is inherited from the father. It is the same last name as their French ancestor (Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte) and the 'founder' of the modern Swedish royal family had.
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In the same way like the rest of us - from their fathers.
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but...
Techincally it's not a last name, it's the dynasty. Winsor isn't Queen Elizabeth last name, it's the dynasty she belongs to. Technically they don't have surname. I remember some Scandinavian prince who wanted to do a MA in the US had some burocratic issues because of that.
Techincally it's not a last name, it's the dynasty. Winsor isn't Queen Elizabeth last name, it's the dynasty she belongs to. Technically they don't have surname. I remember some Scandinavian prince who wanted to do a MA in the US had some burocratic issues because of that.
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Windsor..
..was not their actual name, the family changed it from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha because of the First World War (people didn't like Germans much!).
However, the surname of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was actually Wettin. The name Wettin comes from Wettin Castle, which the family named themselves after in around the year 1000.
..was not their actual name, the family changed it from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha because of the First World War (people didn't like Germans much!).
However, the surname of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was actually Wettin. The name Wettin comes from Wettin Castle, which the family named themselves after in around the year 1000.
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But then, a lot of Indians would also have a problem doing an MA in the US for they don't have surnames either. It is only a part of India where surnames (hereditary, usually paternally inherited, over multiple generations, parts of the name) are used. Since caste is also hereditary, surnames are often (but not always) clear indcators of caste, and some people from regions where surnames are in vogue, have renounced their use.
I did not know US had a requirement to have a last name.
I did not know US had a requirement to have a last name.
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