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Thread #84356   Message #1556575
Posted By: mack/misophist
05-Sep-05 - 11:18 AM
Thread Name: BS: US personal names
Subject: RE: BS: US personal names
Some years ago, a sociologist (Sorry, I've forgotten who) claimed that African-Americans and Mormons had the highest per-centage of 'non standard' names because they tended to have the largest families. Thus such names were necessary to provide a personal identity in a mix of Joe's, Bill's, and Mikes.