I don’t mean a direct translation, but rather a common and/or “stereotypical” last name that is generally used as the equivalent of “Smith” in English.

    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
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      15 hours ago

      Don’t forget hyphenated last names. The number of “long last name - another long last name” Quebec names I’ve seen is astounding.

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        14 hours ago

        I think its a thing where the default is to combine names instead of the wife assuming the husband’s name. Not sure if its true but a French person told me so I’ve been running with that. Seems like a dangerous game where last names grow in size exponentially. Then one day they have to reset to one name, but everyone gets to pick their own name again.