Chronicle of an early demise, surname extinction in the fifteenth and the seventeenth centuries

Abstract

It has been amply demonstrated that individuals' reproductive capability is the key explanatory phenomenon for understanding onomastic disappearance during the early modern period. This paper analyzes the evolution and consequences of surname extinction in a specific population: Catalonia in the 16 th and 17 th centuries. In this paper two aspects are examined. First, the observed disappearance of surnames is estimated through historical data collected in the Llibres d'Esposalles (Marriage Books) from 1481 to 1600 at Barcelona Cathedral. Second, the estimated natural extinction of those surnames registered in 1481 is forecast by applying a statistical branching process.

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