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Meanings of maternal family name in English

Spanish
apellido materno

Family name inherited from mother.

      apellido materno
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      Examples for "family name inherited from mother"
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      In accordance with the custom of the country, the wife being deemed of higher social standing than the husband, the son took the maternal surname.
      Twentieth Century Negro Literature / Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought...
      Translations for maternal family name