An analysis of the spatial distribution of surnames in the Lecco area (Lombardy, Italy)

Caravello, Gianumberto; Tasso, Miro

doi:10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1999)11:3<305::aid-ajhb3>3.3.co;2-r

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“…A differential mating pattern may be detected from information on birth and residence places of mates as well as from their surnames. The frequency and distribution of surnames studied by means of isonymic analysis provide insight into the genetic structure of populations (Caravello & Tasso, 1999;Boattini et al, 2006;Tagarelli et al, 2007) and the relation of the above to the geographic origin of individuals (Smith & Bittles, 2002;Sanna et al, 2006).…”

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Mate Choice in Olivenza: Influence of Border Change on Spanish–portuguese Lineages

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The mating pattern in a population determines the next generation gene pool and therefore its genetic structure. Besides socio-cultural and geographic factors, political barriers may influence the formation of couples. The present paper studies how the change of national border affected the mating pattern of Olivenza in Badajoz Province (Spain), which experienced a change of domain from Portugal to Spain in 1801. For the period analysed (1750-1850), 954 Catholic marriage records were transcribed. Data were sorted by decades in order to make a temporal study possible and analysed by means of diversity and repeated-pairs of surnames. Following the change of border the mating pattern modified. Coinciding with a larger number of mixed marriages with Spaniards, there was a progressive rise in the diversity of surnames. From 1811 to 1820 the analysis of repeated-pairs of surnames indicates the existence of preferential matings within Spanish and Portuguese lineages. After 1821 the above pattern became less clear due to the disappearance of the Spanish-Portuguese restrictions on choice of mate.

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Mate Choice in Olivenza: Influence of Border Change on Spanish–portuguese Lineages

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“…Analysing surnames to estimate gene¯ow, inbreeding coef® cients, dispersal patterns, population structure, and consanguineal distance in contemporary and historical name registries, has a long and distinguished history (e.g. Roguljic Â et al 1997;Caravello & Tasso 1999;Lasker 1999;Rodrõ Â guez-Larralde et al 2000;Barrai et al 2001;Koertvelyessy et al 2001). Surnames represent the continuity of kinship and individuals' social identity, status, entitlements and obligations insofar as they are de® ned by descent (e.g.…”

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Nominal kinship cues facilitate altruism

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Wilson

2002

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B

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We investigated whether names in common promote altruistic behaviour, predicting that this would be especially so for relatively uncommon names, for surnames (which are better kinship cues than ® rst names), and among women (who, although less willing than men to help strangers, according to prior research, are also the primary`kin keepers' ). We solicited help from 2960 email addressees, with the request ostensibly coming from a same-sex person sharing both, either, or neither of the addressee's ® rst and last names. As anticipated, addressees were most likely to respond helpfully when senders shared both their names (12.3%) and least likely when they shared neither (2.0%), and this was especially true for relatively uncommon names. A shared surname was more effective than a shared ® rst name only if it was relatively uncommon. Women were substantially more likely to reply than men. These results indicate that names elicit altruism because they function as salient cues of kinship.

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“…It was first applied to biological problems by Sokal and Oden (1978a, b). The computation of spatial autocorrelation requires a set of localities represented as points in the plane (Caravello and Tasso, 1999). We used Sardinian municipalities located along transhumance routes and compared the results with the remaining municipalities of the island not involved in transhumance.…”

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Spatial diffusion of surnames by long transhumance routes between highland and lowland: A study in Sardinia

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Iasio

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An analysis of the spatial distribution of surnames in the Lecco area (Lombardy, Italy)

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Mate Choice in Olivenza: Influence of Border Change on Spanish–portuguese Lineages

Mate Choice in Olivenza: Influence of Border Change on Spanish–portuguese Lineages

Nominal kinship cues facilitate altruism

Spatial diffusion of surnames by long transhumance routes between highland and lowland: A study in Sardinia

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