The Intergenerational Transmission of Surnames in Spain and Latin America (1500–1900)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6080336 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George R Ryskamp (Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 428-452 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0363199012443667 |
| OpenAlex | W1972450188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The historical study of the intergenerational transmission of surnames in the areas ruled by the crowns of Castile and Portugal, peninsular and colonial, reveals a nearly universal sixteenth-century system of surname transmission that antedates the use of permanent hereditary surnames. Great flexibility in surname transmission allowed a child’s selection of a surname from among those of the extended pedigree, both maternal and paternal, demonstrating that Hispanic society did not, and does not, view the extended family in the patrilineal, male-dominated fashion of Anglo society. In the Iberian perspective, the entire extended family, back on all sides to the third and even fourth generation, is viewed as personally relevant
Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · Economics · Ethnology · Flexibility (engineering · Genealogy · Geography · Latin Americans · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Sociology · Transmission (telecommunications · Demography · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philippine History and Culture
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |