ON 
THe COS AND, ORIGES 
OF 
SURNAMES. 
By trHe REV. W. JOHNS. 
(Read February 23rd, 1841.) 
Tue appropriation of specific names to the various 
objects with which men are conversant is neces- 
sary for the purpose of mutual communication ; 
and the application of proper names to individual 
men is for the same reason equally requisite. 
It is well known that according to the usage of 
our times, individual men are in general desig- 
nated by two names, which use authorizes us to 
call the christian name and the surname. The 
