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One of the earlier personalities to break the norm over male surnames was Peter Kĩgia, a Kenyan musician who chose his mother's name as his stage name.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
This is particularly the case amongst the country's largest ethnic group, the Kikuyu - and has become a subject of debate and in some cases ridicule for the men with female surnames.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I am not above laughing at other people's surnames.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
As one can tell from the surnames, there is what might be called legacy casting going on in “Young Sherlock.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Had Revere been given a list of 250 surnames drawn at random from the Boston census of 1775, there is no question he would have scored well over 100.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
