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Everyone has a family name. In English countries the family name is the last name. Do you know how English people get their family names? And what do they can (意味着)? English people usually get their family names in these ways.

Some family names come from the places of their homes. A man lives on or near a hill; his family name may(可能) be Hill. In England people's family names may be Wood or Lake because they live near the wood or the lake.

Some family names come from a person's job(工作). If a man is a cook, his family name may be Cook.

And many people get their family names from their father's names. If you hear the name "Jackson", you can know that he may be the son of Jack.