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Origin Of The Surname Main
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Meaning Of The Surname Main
The Strong One
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Interesting
Facts About
Main
Main comes from the Roman ‘magnus’ which mean strength. It was originally given in some cases as a first name, which would then have led to its use as a patronymic surname. Patronymic surnames were given to pass down the forename of a father to his kin. It was also used as a nickname for a strong person. As nicknames were an easy way to distinguish people, many nicknames became hereditary surnames. |
Main Statistics
Main is the number 1287 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 7,996 share the surname Main in the UK.
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