Editing Surname (section)

===Acquired/assigned surnames===
During the era of the [[Trans-Atlantic slave trade]] many Africans were given new names by their masters. Many of the family names of many African-Americans have their origins in slavery (''i.e.'' [[slave name]]). Some freed slaves later created family names themselves.<ref name="x915">{{cite web|last=Craven|first=Julia|title=Many African American last names hold weight of Black history|website=NBC News|date=24 February 2022|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/many-african-american-last-names-hold-weight-black-history-rcna17267|access-date=2024-06-02|archive-date=23 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523215031/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/many-african-american-last-names-hold-weight-black-history-rcna17267|url-status=live}}</ref>

Another category of acquired names is [[Child abandonment|foundlings]]' names. Historically, children born to unwed parents or extremely poor parents would be abandoned in a public place or anonymously placed in a [[Baby hatch#History|foundling wheel]]. Such abandoned children might be claimed and named by religious figures, the community leaders, or adoptive parents. Some such children were given surnames that reflected their condition, like (Italian) [[Esposito]], [[Innocenti (surname)|Innocenti]], [[Casagrande|Della Casagrande]], [[Trovato]], Abbandonata, or (Dutch) Vondeling, Verlaeten, Bijstand. Other children were named for the street/place they were found (Union, Liquorpond (street), di Palermo, Baan, Bijdam, van den Eyngel (shop name), [[van der Stoep (surname)|van der Stoep]], von Trapp), the date they were found ([[Monday (surname)|Monday]], Septembre, Spring, di Gennaio), or festival/feast day they found or christened (Easter, SanJosé). Some foundlings were given the name of whoever found them.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finding Foundlings: Searching for Abandoned Children in Italy|url=https://www.legacytree.com/blog/finding-foundlings-italy|access-date=27 July 2021|website=Legacy Tree Genealogists|date=14 September 2017|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727061540/https://www.legacytree.com/blog/finding-foundlings-italy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=England Regional, Ethnic, Foundling Surnames (National Institute)|url=https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Regional,_Ethnic,_Foundling_Surnames_(National_Institute)|access-date=27 July 2021|website=FamilySearch Research Wiki|date=4 September 2014|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727044744/https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Regional,_Ethnic,_Foundling_Surnames_(National_Institute)|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Deciphering Dutch Foundling Surnames|url=https://www.dutchancestrycoach.com/Deciphering%20Dutch%20Foundling%20Surnames|access-date=27 July 2021|website=Dutch Ancestry Coach|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727044755/https://www.dutchancestrycoach.com/Deciphering%20Dutch%20Foundling%20Surnames|url-status=usurped}}</ref>